Antonov 22 at Manchester

A study of the remarkable AN22 when it visited MAN for the first time in 2004

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Autos & Vehicles

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• AN22
• Antonov
• 22

[lfstweak420]

I love the contra-rotating blade sound

[Sacto1654]

Pity they didn't save more of these An-22's for commercial service. They would right now be in VERY high demand for outsized cargo transport to supplement the already hard-worked An-124 fleet.

[zipacna1980]

@Opiuth More like a prop C-5

[mpwelk]

@lfstweak420 lots of basS

[Fxxkintallguy]

omg it sounds and looks beautiful....

[shatteredthunder]

@messie1616 Yes because the NK-12 can push them. On a turboprop engine , it's how much air they can push behind them, as opposed to how fast, like a straight jet. No part of a prop can exceed the speed of sound, or Bernoullis principal will be violated, so it's mass, instead of speed thats important. That engine was originally designed for the TU-95. That airplane was originally designed for jets, however, turboprops were found to have much better range and ground performance.

[shatteredthunder]

What 2 of those NK-12's could do on a B757!

[TheTomyossarian]

...and they call the B-52 the BUFF

[ABlodg0290]

Awesome video, one of my favorites. Two of those Kutsnekovs could probably push a B-757, asthe power output would be equivalent to PW-2000 or RB-211. Modest reduction in speed, but more fuel efficient.

[meffire86]

Too Good!!!!

[ABlodg0290]

Why the extra prop? Simply because the Kuznetkov engine is powerful enough to drive it. More airmass equals more power. To take a single prop and drive it faster would violate laws of physics if any part of that prop exceeds the speed of sound, so more surface area must be had instead, hence the counter rotational props. Also cancels out engine torque on the pylon.

[SSD99]

@messie1616: Yep. They're the same engine/propeller combo that pushed the Tu-95 Bear to 575mph. That's right, 575 nearly 600mph! near-jet speeds and turbo-prop fuel economy- best of both worlds.