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Antonov Airlines
Antonov Airlines, the international air cargo charter division of Ukraine's state-owned Antonov Company founded in 1989, specializes in super-heavy and oversized freight that other freighter aircraft cannot carry.
Antonov An-10
The Antonov An-10 (Ан-10), NATO name "Cat", was a Soviet four-engine turboprop airliner with Aeroflot from 1959, withdrawn in 1972 after a fatal metal-fatigue crash.
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12, NATO name "Cub," is a Soviet four-engine turboprop military transport that entered service in 1959 and was license-built in China as the Shaanxi Y-8.
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Ан-124 «Руслан») is a Soviet heavy transport aircraft that first flew in 1982 and can carry up to 150 tons of cargo.
Antonov An-140
The Antonov An-140 (Ан-140) is a twin-engine turboprop regional airliner designed by Ukraine's Antonov bureau as a successor to the An-24, first flown in 1997.
Antonov An-148
The Antonov An-148 is a twin-engine regional jet developed by Antonov in Kyiv, first flown in 2004 and produced in Ukraine and Russia until 2018.
Antonov An-178
The Antonov An-178 (Ан-178) is a Ukrainian twin-engine medium transport jet developed by Antonov in Kyiv to replace the An-12, carrying 18 tonnes; it first flew in 2015.
Antonov An-2
The Antonov An-2, NATO name "Colt", is a Soviet single-engine utility biplane designed by Oleg Antonov's bureau, first flown in 1947, with more than 18,500 built.
Antonov An-22
The Antonov An-22 Antheus is a Soviet heavy military transport aircraft designed by the Antonov bureau in Kyiv, first flown in 1965 and still the largest propeller-driven aircraft ever built.
Antonov An-225 Mriya
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, also known as the Antonov Mriya, was a Soviet and Ukrainian strategic airlift cargo aircraft, the largest and heaviest airplane ever built, destroyed in 2022.
Antonov An-24 (Ан-24)
The Antonov An-24 (Ан-24), NATO name Coke, is a Soviet twin-engine turboprop regional airliner with a high-mounted wing, first flown in 1959 and able to use unpaved airstrips.
Antonov An-26 (Ан-26)
The Antonov An-26 (Ан-26) is a Soviet twin-turboprop light transport aircraft developed from the An-24RT, with a rear cargo ramp that can slide under the fuselage; 1,398 were built from 1969 to 1986.
Antonov An-28
The Antonov An-28 (Ан-28) is a Soviet-designed twin-turboprop STOL transport for up to 17 passengers, built in Poland by PZL Mielec from 1984 to 1992.
Antonov An-30 (Ан-30)
The Antonov An-30 (Ан-30) is a Soviet twin-turboprop aircraft specialized for aerial survey and cartography, developed from the An-24 and built in Kyiv between 1973 and 1979.
Antonov An-32
The Antonov An-32, also known as An-32 or Cline, is a Soviet twin-turboprop transport aircraft developed for the Indian Air Force and first flown in 1976.
Antonov An-70
The Antonov An-70 is a four-engine military transport aircraft developed by Antonov in Kyiv and the first aircraft to fly powered solely by fuel-efficient propfan engines, first flying in 1994.
Antonov An-71
The Antonov An-71, NATO reporting name Madcap, was a Soviet airborne early warning aircraft developed from the An-72 transport, with its radar radome mounted on the tail fin.
Antonov An-72
The Antonov An-72, nicknamed Cheburashka and named Coaler by NATO, is a Soviet STOL jet transport first flown in 1977, with engines above the wing for lift.
Antonov An-8
The Antonov An-8, NATO reporting name Camp, was a Soviet twin-engine turboprop military transport that first flew in 1956 and was built at Tashkent from 1957 to 1961.
Apollo 15 postal covers incident
The Apollo 15 postal covers incident, also known as the Apollo 15 postage stamp scandal, was a 1972 NASA scandal over unauthorized covers flown to the Moon.
Approach lighting system
An approach lighting system (ALS), or lead-in lights, is a configuration of signal lights extending from a runway threshold to guide pilots transitioning from instrument to visual flight.
Arado Ar 232
The Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler was a German Luftwaffe transport aircraft of the Second World War, built in small numbers to replace the Ju 52/3m.
Archer Aviation
Archer Aviation is an American aerospace company in San Jose, California, founded in 2018, that develops the Midnight electric air taxi carrying a pilot and four passengers.
Area 51
Area 51, also known as Groom Lake, is a highly restricted U.S. Air Force flight-test facility in southern Nevada, established in 1955 by the CIA to test the U-2 spy plane.
Area 88 (エリア88)
Area 88 is a Japanese manga by Kaoru Shintani, serialized from 1979 to 1986, about a pilot tricked into serving as a mercenary fighter pilot.
Area control center
An area control center, called an air route traffic control center (ARTCC) in the United States, provides air traffic control to aircraft en route between airports.
Area navigation
Area navigation (RNAV) is a method of aircraft navigation permitting flight on any desired path within the coverage of navigation aids, replacing beacon-to-beacon flying with computed point-to-point tracks.
Ariana Afghan Airlines
Ariana Afghan Airlines, also known as Aryana Airlines, is Afghanistan's national carrier and oldest airline, founded in Kabul in January 1955 and based at Kabul International Airport.
ARINC
ARINC (Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated) is an aviation company incorporated in 1929 to provide radio communications to airlines, best known for its avionics standards and the ACARS data link.
ARINC 429
ARINC 429, the Digital Information Transfer System (DITS) specification published by Aeronautical Radio, Inc. in 1977, defines how avionics units exchange digital data on commercial aircraft, from the Boeing 757 to the Airbus A320.