Description:
The Antonov An-12, NATO codename is Cub, is a four-turboprop, tactical military transport aircraft developed in the late 1950s by the former Soviet Union based on the An-10 turboprop aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with a rear ramp for quick load and off-load of cargo and personnel. It is powered by four AI-20K turboprop engines each developing 4,000-shp of power and driving a four-bladed propeller. The An-12 production ceased in 1973 paving the way for its replacement, the Ilyushin Il-76 turbofan-powered freighter. The An-12 was deemed as the Soviet counterpart to the NATO C-130 Hercules during the Cold War.
In 1968, China introduced its own version of the An-12 aircraft named the Y-8. The Y-8 transport was exported to Burma, Sri Lanka and Sudan and still remains in service. The Y-8 aircraft forms the backbone of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) medium-lift transport capability as the An-12 played the same role for the Warsaw Pact from the 1960s through the 1980s. The Soviet Union produced roughly 900 An-12s and China has produced several hundreds more.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 6, Troops 90
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 23 mm two tail mounted cannons
Dimensions: Height 10.5 m, Length 33.1 m, Wing Area 122 square meter, Wingspan 38 m
Weights: Max Takeoff Weight 61,000 kg (134,480 lb), Min Weight 28,000 kg (61,728 lb), Payload 20 t
Performance: Ceiling 33,500 ft (10,211 m), Climb Rate 1,970 fpm (), Cruise Speed 670 kph (416 mph), Ferry Range 5,700 km (3,078 nm), Max Range 3,600 km (1,944 nm) with 20t of cargo, Take Off Run Distance 700 m (2,297 ft), Top Speed 777 kph (483 mph)
Burma
China
Czech Republic
Egypt
Ethiopia
India / 
Iraq / 
Poland / 
Russia / 
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Ukraine
Yemen /