Roll-out An-178

An An-178 jet transport aircraft was rolled out in Kiev today.
The deflated aircraft is the first prototype. Its first flight is scheduled for early May 2015.

2. Several thousand factory workers gathered at the plant near the assembly shop. Today’s event is a big holiday for them.

3. An-178 is a transport version of the regional An-148. Its development was carried out paperlessly, completely using computer-aided design. It is assumed that it can be a replacement for aircraft such as the An-12 and C-160 from the French-German manufacturer Transall.

4. An-178 is designed to change the An-12 market.

5. It is assumed that a machine capable of landing on dirt lanes will be able to transport containers with a total weight of up to 18 tons.

6. According to the manufacturer, the need for aircraft of this class is 200 aircraft to 2032.

7. The Antonov State Enterprise is the leading Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of aircraft equipment, a recognized world leader in the niche of transport aircraft of the widest use.

8. “A new car is already awaited both in the domestic market and potential customers from third countries,” D. Kiva stressed.

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10. According to the Antonov state enterprise, in March the 111 training program for the An-148 test participants — test pilots, leading test engineers and engineers and technical services — completed.

11. Symbolic key from the aircraft handed over to the crew.

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13. The second prototype, designed for strength and fatigue tests, is at the assembly stage. In particular, its fuselage has already been assembled.

14. They drove a bottle of champagne on a carrier - for the first time I observe such a tradition.

15. After the bottle was broken, the cleaners quickly collected the pieces and the plane drove into the territory ...

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19. Earlier, in April, X-NUMX was presented to the public by a turbojet D-2014-436FM engine produced jointly by Motor Sich and Ivchenko-Progress, which will be equipped with An-148.

20. The declared speed of the aircraft is 825 km / h, the maximum weight of the transported cargo is 18 tons, the practical range is 5500 km, the flight height is 12200 m.

21. The new aircraft is created in two versions: for commercial and military transport. Financing of the program is carried out at the expense of own funds of the enterprise.

22. That is such a beauty!

Comments

[Bykov.]

Alive smoking room!

[shibi]

Weakly believe that will go into the series.
They’ll bury him with the help of the State Department ...

[crazyrom]

By the time the series has already gone, our flag will go. Well, or since another normal flag, but not blue and yellow.

[78bor1973]

In modern conditions, this plane does not need anyone except the plant itself!

[avt]

Quote: 78bor1973

In modern conditions, this plane does not need anyone except the plant itself!

Well, yes, yesterday we already talked about this. Why repeat that? The airplane was really quickly cut out like a ramp 148th with the hope of getting money from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, while Ilyushin "dug in with Il -" 214. but..... fate will be exactly the same as that of the An-70. Russia will make the Il-214, and in the world there is already a flight competitor from Brazil. Maybe the Chinese with offal will sell the documentation on the cheap - the only at least some option is close to reality.

[Curculum]

Quote: avt

Russia will do the IL-214

And if about projects, then: "The construction of a promising super-heavy military transport aircraft" Ermak "is planned to be carried out at the Ulyanovsk aircraft plant" Aviastar-SP ".
The project for the creation of wide-body airliners with a carrying capacity of up to 200 tons "Ermak" is being developed in the design bureau. Ilyushin. Serial production of these machines is planned from 2024. "
Read more: http://vpk-news.ru/news/24876

[figwam]

Sorry, but the plane is stillborn.

[Altona]

Quote: figvam

Sorry, but the plane is stillborn.

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Klitschko was invited ... Apparently he will talk about the future ...)))

[Fin]

Quote: 78bor1973

In modern conditions, this plane does not need anyone except the plant itself!

That's for sure. For a moral factor such as ischo. Moreover, that:

An-178 is a transport version of the regional An-148.

That is, they did nothing new, instead of a pass. cabin - cargo. compartment. Only the Russian Federation can save the plant by ordering a dozen aircraft. The West does not need a competitor.

[Bayonet]

Quote: Fin

Only the Russian Federation can save the plant by ordering a dozen aircraft.

Maybe they still have the key to the apartment, where the money is?

[andj61]

Quote: sibi

Weakly believe that will go into the series.
They’ll bury him with the help of the State Department ...

Ours will not buy: there are concepts for creating something similar on the Ilyushin, and you cannot rely on such an unreliable neighbor. Both the states and Europe have their own companies, which Ana - did not go - did not go. There is very little market for profitable production in Ukraine alone.
The skate of this model is the possibility of using a poorly equipped airfield. So - this is only Africa, and there is not much money there. Such a plane would suit us for regional air traffic, especially in the north. In general, he was created with this aim. But it didn’t work out ...

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: sibi

Weakly believe that will go into the series.

He won’t go to the series, he still won’t fly. So PR move or show off with bare jo **.
I liked this insanity

[andj61]

These stylized lads in red look more like Petliura's haidamaks than "shirich Kozaks".

[Genry]

Quote: andj61

These stylized lads in red look more like Petliura's haidamaks than "shirich Kozaks".

This is generally a ballet troupe. Concrete theatrical costume and props.

[Aqela]

Given that all the Cossacks were once resettled to the Kuban and the Terek, then these Cossack couples look strange ... Besides, it seems like peaks were not used without horses? Gay! Konyashki where ???

[Neighbor]

Yes, the security is "cool", with independent weapons and in independent "polts".

[Panikovsky]

Quote: Neighbor

Yes, the security is "cool", with independent weapons and in independent "polts".

these couple are the descendants of those ancient ukrov, which, as everyone has long known for certain, were the founders of aeronautics and astronautics.

[Aqela]

Yeah! And the descendants of ukrov - Neanderthals, probably elephant-powered submarines (Ukraine - the birthplace of mammoths!) They also did!

[massad1]

yeah, and also mer-reared with a yellow-black ribbon and a show-off with a hopak

[Nightingale]

Interestingly, and the poles of these clowns, which are in the photo, why are they needed? It seems that they were going to hold the sky with them, so that this lithak, not having time to take off, would not fall.

[avt]

Quote: Nightingale

Interestingly, and the poles of these clowns, which are in the photo, why are they needed?

Why why - for pole dancing. There Lyashko was on this rollout - so he assembled his ensemble of "fighting homosexuals" stylized as Cossacks with individual poles. Or maybe not poles at all - faloimmitators, who will understand their Lyashkov, well, after all, the greatest people, whom all the jungle fears and the faloimitators must be great.

[Ze Kot]

Quote: Nightingale

Interestingly, and the poles of these clowns, which are in the photo, why are they needed? It seems that they were going to hold the sky with them, so that this lithak, not having time to take off, would not fall.

They will stand in a "box" around the plane, raise it on poles and run quickly and quickly ... Like flying

[levandos]

Come on, let them rejoice at least for something positive and creative. I hope this event was held without jumping))

[avt]

Quote: levandos

I hope this event was held without jumping))

Is it with Lyashko that ??? Well, probably if without jumping then ......

[Aqela]

Battle Hopak - So Fighting!

[pensioner]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

I liked this insanity

And in any way they sing about Marusa to the music of Zatsepin and to the words of Derbenev.
Hi editor

[Manul]

I liked this insanity

"Drop-drop-drop - tears are dripping from the clear eyes of Marusya on the spear ..."

[Aqela]

But how many silk bloomers are sewn for honoring !!!

[domokl]

Judging by the declared characteristics, the aircraft is good. It will be a pity if you don’t pull it with the release. 12 is how many fly.
Whether the Ukrainian economy will pull the series, that’s the problem. Yes, and the West does not really need a competitor.

[Hairy Siberian]

Beautiful bend of the wing of this high-wing.

[FID]

Quote: domokl

Will the Ukrainian economy pull the series

The article says - at the expense of Antonov ...

[Nagaibak]

SSI "The article says - at the expense of the Antonov enterprise ..."
Oh, they will pull it ... how not to pull it.))))

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: SSI

at the expense of Antonov’s enterprise ...

Sergey, does Antonov’s account have money?

[bulatovvvas]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Sergey, does Antonov’s account have money?

If there really are orders for 200 products, then it may well be advanced by buyers, engine manufacturers or a loan. What will testing, fine-tuning, certification show - it all takes time? If only he flew with a "Russian surname"!

[Prank]

Quote: bulatovvvas

If there really are orders for 200 products, then it may well be advanced by buyers, engine manufacturers, or a loan is issued.

Aha There are no more fools after the disappearance of Indian planes, frank, sorry, Thailand scam with Oplot tanks, and Congo with 64 tanks.
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They are completing only what was in a high degree of readiness, they will buy 1 - 2 aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and that's all, then they will sit and wait, they say, "Investor proyde - order navede" - no, ne proyde!

[Arikkhab]

maybe there is a future — it all depends on the price of the aircraft in the series — in principle, Antonov’s reputation is good, the planes are very maintainable (my father told me how they changed the AI-12 engine during the 4-hour exercises by the crew - of course, it embellished , but not by much), how many of them flies in poor countries

[Bayonet]

Quote: ArikKhab

in principle, Antonov’s reputation is good, the planes are very maintainable (my father told how the crew changed the AI-12 engine for 4 hours during the exercises on the an-20

The 12th is certainly good ... if not compared with the similar S-130. Got material where our pilot from the 12th compares it with the S-130.
infimum, well, then let's go in order.

first, the cockpit. After all, I was even more of a pilot then, and climbed first of all to inspect "my" workplace.

Everything is accessible from one place, any of the pilots alone can do all the operations, while the An-12 is launched by three (!!!!) people (FAC, BI, BR), and in the absence of one, jump up- it’s down like a parrot on a perch. Excellent visibility, the window in the board at the feet is a super solution. I'm not talking about avionics, radar, etc. - here the situation is traditionally for any compared types.

The cargo compartment is tight ALL, in contrast to the pressurization on the An-12. Accordingly, by humans, living animals, wounded, etc. on the S-130 you can score the entire cabin and fly without thinking, while on the An-12 there is a limit of 10-11 people, or you will have to fly much lower than cruising levels. For healthy people, this height is 4000m in the ISA, but with the wounded, children, civilians it is better not to go above 2000-2500. What remains of the range at such a height - you know. The same goes for temperature control in the cargo compartment. It’s good when you fly in Africa, but at our latitudes in the cargo compartment of the An-12 you can freeze fish.

However, it was necessary to start not from the cockpit - a simple entry and exit to the plane already begins to dot the "e". The ramp on the C-130 is much lower, it is much easier to load heavyweights into it, especially considering the fact that there is no equipment at many points. Actually, the ramp on the An-12 is absent as such, so you have to jump before cutting off the load carrier - this is a special pleasure for evacuated wounded, or loading heavy boxes, loading equipment without equipment, etc.
However, the simple entry of soldiers and crew on the An-12 and S-130 is already different. There are 6 low-lying doors on Hercules, the first two are almost at ground level, they can be entered and exited freely, without adapt. For landing, evacuation, yes just a quick loading-unloading-landing is a pleasure. They put the only An-12 door under the wing, and the attraction is still there without a stepladder.

[James Cameron]

Yes, no, it’s just that the An-12 was created for tough men who are cold and 8km high is not an obstacle - they even ask to open the window when they fly to the S-130. The launch is difficult, but none of the enemies will be able to hijack a plane. Radar nafig - there is binoculars! And the ramp is also not needed - a load of any size is thrown over with hands, because our hero and role model is Evpatiy Kolovrat!

[Bayonet]

Quote: James Cameron

but none of the enemies will be able to hijack a plane.

And the enemy will not understand why there is a (far from fragrant) bucket in the cargo hold! Enemies have a toilet on the plane, our designers and customers (also harsh men) did not even think about such "excess"!

[Bayonet]

The floor in the S-130 is flat, wide, very convenient for loading, especially taking into account the ramp exposed to the horizon and the roller floor. This eliminates the need to mount a heavy crane beam - it is enough to roll the load to the ramp, and instead of a heavy electric crane, the load on rollers easily rolls any one-armed person with a disability. The same applies to cargo dumping - an electric conveyor is mounted in the An-12 for rolling out - wildly heavy, unreliable and terribly energy-intensive. The speed of movement of cargo on it (when it deigns to work) is such that it is absolutely unrealistic to work on a drop, if the task is not to drop the first bomb 20 km from the last. And on the roller floor of Hercules, the same disabled person rolls out one pallet one by one back to back.

The machine is very thought out in terms of field repair. Two technicians without fuss throw the engine over in a block in 1-1.5 hours, the same standard for changing a screw with a gearbox. Anyone who happened to be ... tsts with similar operations on the Antonovs will be able to appreciate the difference. Racing the engine or flying around the aircraft after changing the engine is not required - the replaced engine needs only to be started, and after inspecting - if everything started and nothing flowed, then you can not kill the resource and do not do extra flights
A very useful thing when landing and taxiing is reverse. Removing the AI-20, of course, is also an effective thing, but compared to reverse thrust from reverse, it’s not near.

[APASUS]

Quote: SSI

Quote: domokl

Will the Ukrainian economy pull the series

The article says - at the expense of Antonov ...

Here in this part the most interesting part begins, there were times in Russia when enterprises conducted design developments at their own expense, but so that the aircraft went into production, and even at its own expense ???

[4 wheels]

They’ll bury him with the help of the State Department ...

What state department?
In theft, it’s better not to find anyone!
There theirs are already filed, Senya Yaytsenyukh is trying with might and main

[Deniska]

Whoever says that ... I hope he flies. Any aircraft must have the right to show itself in the air !!! And then it’s a matter of supply and demand.

[Volgarr]

It's not the State Department! The main phrase - "financing is carried out at the expense of the enterprise" - no airline can do this without government funding! Well, the finances in the ruin have already sung all the romances, so the unit in the photo will remain in a single copy as a tombstone for the ruins of the aviation industry.

[siberalt]

Without the former cooperation with Russia, this handsome man is doomed to oblivion.

[Panikovsky]

Quote: siberalt

Without the former cooperation with Russia, this handsome man is doomed to oblivion.

Well, why immediately to oblivion, there is a note on Wikipedia, and the somolet will become a museum exhibit.

[Russian Uzbek]

the first and the last ... it amuses how the Trypillians arranged another break!;) here are balloons and mummers! Selfie on the background of overwork attached ...

[Giant thought]

All the same, Russia will not buy this aircraft as part of the import substitution program.

[Drmadfisher]

interesting, but in the dill media there is at least one positive article about Russia

[Barakuda]

No, and not expected.
In Russia, sanctions - everyone thumps, houses burn, fat only in a dream. Putin and Kabaeva are hiding in Switzerland. And threatens the whole world. - Do not expect more from Khokhlostan yet.

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: DrMadfisher

and in the dill media there is at least one positive article about Russia

There are, but those who write them recently die in batches.

[Dry_T-50]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Quote: DrMadfisher

and in the dill media there is at least one positive article about Russia

There are, but those who write them recently die in batches.

For this reason, I am afraid that Shariy may "get into an accident"

[Kos_kalinki9]

Yesterday this topic was discussed (13hrs.19min.). Today added a photo. What for?

[Andrey Yuryevich]

I don’t even know how to relate to this ... like the Nazis made a new "Junkers"? so there are just hard workers ... byada ... but seriously, then what? package of orders? or one or two aircraft and amen?

[mamont5]

Quote: sibi

Weakly believe that will go into the series.
They’ll bury him with the help of the State Department ...

As rolled out, and roll. Serial production is not for Urina.

[tol100v]

Quote: mamont5

As rolled out, and roll. Serial production is not for Urina.

Developed with funds from an enterprise that has already been ditched! Rolled out, "rolled" and rolled, most likely forever!

[sergey2183]

interesting but in general it will take off

[Mooh]

It seems to me that in the article they forgot to tell how many aircraft the "recognized world leader" has built since 1991.

[Panikovsky]

Quote: MooH

It seems to me that in the article they forgot to tell how many aircraft the "recognized world leader" has built since 1991.

for reference. over the years of independence, the aviator built 10 aircraft and 93 trolleybuses.

[Mooh]

I didn’t know about trolleybuses, we had fun.

[Wedmak]

Strange, but I don’t see much joy on the faces of the factory workers. Voronezh, in fact, is already riveting them for the Russian Air Force, but here it’s just rolling out.

This is the third aircraft, the fourth is already being tested.

Ahh ... spookers, haven't woken up yet. An-178 mixed up with 148. But how alike!

[sv68]

Now the EU will order them a couple of thousand pieces at the expense of the State Department!

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: sv68

Now the EU will order them a couple of thousand pieces at the expense of the State Department!

Do you have suckers in the State Department?

[VNP1958PVN]

The deflated aircraft is the first prototype

I do not want to vang, but most likely the last one. Two years later, they will sell metal to China (or for a restaurant), the Chinese will decide ...

[Revolver]

Quote: VNP1958PVN

will be sold for metal to China (or for a restaurant)

If China - then at a price not higher than scrap metal and under the copier.

Quote: VNP1958PVN

the Chinese will decide

- copy in whole, or only in pieces for your own designs.

[GRIGORY]

Yeah. That's all the Ukrobander’s defense industry is capable of now. One prototype and that’s it. And celebrate as a national achievement.

[Barakuda]

What Antonovtsy know how to do super-trucks is no secret. That would be specialists from there to lure to Russia, along with allies.
And why not openly declare to specialists - guys, soon there will be apartments, a decent salary (otherwise you watch everything on TV), take citizenship, work is heaps.
I specifically changed the place of residence three times, and normally everything settled down.

[Barakuda]

Not quite, of course, it’s time for the 4th time to change concrete, to Russia. I just haven’t come up with yet where, To the Homeland in Tyumen, or in Transbaikalia .. Amur. Fate will show.

[ProkletyiPirat]

it is forbidden for foreigners to work in the military commissar, only with special permission from above, but there are a lot of such talents to send requests to the top, and we don’t seem to measure our own civilians ...

[victorsh]

Pay attention to the faces of the crew. No joy. They feel like a kamikaze.

[bombowoz]

They fired an active plane, and now they are collecting another for vibration tests? But are they doing it the other way around? Or didn’t I understand something?

[asher]

No, they do something like that. Strength tests will identify weaknesses and resource. Moreover, the design is not new, but the development, that is, they lengthened something, strengthened something in comparison with previous models.

[alexander 56]

yes, it’s a pity - the Antonov factory will be destroyed by ukrodebils, but Antonov’s aircraft were reputed to be reliable and of high quality, I myself had to fly 24 times, this aircraft could only be promoted on the aircraft market in cooperation with Russia, and it will remain only in a single copy.

[saag]

Embraeru loses in capacity, so you can roll back

[Who]

And at least it comes to painting the plane?

[REZMovec]

Now painted after testing

[asher]

This is how many potential unemployed, not counting Klitschko and the folk dance ensemble! However, in the Tashkent Aviation Association, where I worked there was much more and nothing was resolved. And these will be attached, some to Russia and some to the ATO.

[Leisure]

Someone comes up with terrorist attacks, someone builds airplanes ... Everyone is very busy, there are no fools in the ATO to go.

[asher]

Most annoying is the phrase about financing the program at the expense of the enterprise itself. That way the world does not go long. If in such projects there is no state share, plus an impressive share of outside investors, they are initially dead.

[Vladimir.]

However, the plane looks interesting. In general, it seems that the plane is not even bad.
Questions like: "For what and for whom will it be produced?" - Leave it for the press. She loves to suffer from garbage.

[Barakuda]

Right! There is nothing to worry about the Ukrainian hysteria.
I touched "Mriya" with my hands with Buran. I was so charged with energy, it still does not let go.

[Stoler]

This is not a birth, but "taking out the body" under the festive fireworks!

[Barakuda]

Sorry, but wrong. There, people work for 60-150 tanks per month. And where do they go - for example, the earth is taken away for the ATO-Schnick.
So they took MY 10 hundredths, well, so someone will get a bullet. Someone is already in surgery. And the bastards do not repent.
So we are there.

[James Cameron]

God forbid that they pulled the design bureau in these idiotic times .... even despite the fact that they will not want to sell anything to Russia (and the MO will most likely give preference to the Il-112 / Il-214 due to political differences). Maybe Africa?

[kenig1]

Suspiciously, there are no yellow-blakid flags, only a ribbon. Apparently people at the plant are not zombied, they can think and analyze, without this you can’t build airplanes.

[Prisoner]

Yes-ah. Something happy faces are not thick. The one who spoke to the deceased is grinning. It is a pity if "Antonov" does not survive, will not be able to survive this orgy. Someone felt sad.

[uncle seryozha]

The AN-124, released in the Union times, still makes Americans breathe nervously, and not only. Several years ago, information flashed in the press that together with Ukraine "Project 124" would be revived. But after the well-known events on the Maidan, according to Rogozin this is the point.

[Rigla]

I hope nothing will happen Svidomo.

[Nechmad]

Stillborn project. Engines for it are 50% produced in Russia, as well as a serial plant for the production of engines. And now motors are individually assembled in pilot production.

[kas1]

The red pants parade is cooler than the plane, that's for sure!

[Abbra]

Antonov is a Russian surname. In accordance with their laws, it would be necessary to redo Antonenko. Apparently, they will be his whole way. ride the rest of my life through the streets ...

[Prussian]

on the one hand, airplanes, like boats, everyone can offend them like children, and they are not to blame for them flying and swimming hunting, but on the other hand, I don’t want the adversary in Kiev to have a reason for joy.

[pvv113]

Creating a new aircraft is always solemn. But most of all, judging by the photographs, Klitschko is happy - he got a piece of ribbon

[fa2998]

Quote: 78bor1973

In modern conditions, this plane does not need anyone except the plant itself!

The niche for such aircraft is busy. There are in Europe, the USA, Japan, etc. Enumerate the models are superfluous. Moreover, the avionics on them are modern, dear. What can Antonov-hodgepodge from around the world offer?

[HAM]

The airplane is glorious, probably, the specialists know better, and all sorts of Klyachko and Lyashki are promoted with silly faces, even though they tear off a piece of someone else's fame, they built a plane right!

[Foxmara]

It is funny and sad at the same time. embroidered shirts with spears around the airplane look like poises and columbus. but in general it was necessary to abandon the Soviet heritage and run with spears ..

[K-50]

Good luck to the staff of the plant, if only the authorities didn’t lose everything again!

[Iline]

Quote: SSI

The article says - at the expense of Antonov ...

I think that after the dismissal of the former gene. Director at which, in fact, this aircraft was created, the plant did not have any options with its own financing. And the people from this enterprise flee from lack of money ...
And then there are overseas friends demanding that the entire defense industry be converted to NATO standards, and then this aircraft may not go through the weight and dimensions for the needs of this organization. Although there are enough of their manufacturers there and the competition in this market is very fierce and requires the injection of a certain amount of money.
I don’t know how good this particular aircraft turned out, but An-12 served faithfully and gloriously in the BTA. Let it have no frills, but it was reliable and managed its tasks until a certain time. But time goes on, the size and weight of military equipment is changing. Therefore, the old man needed a replacement, but with her somehow not very today.

[Pate]

All now the car will rot in the hangar, who needs it in this increasingly impoverished country.

[veksha50]

"Today in Kiev took place rolling out jet transport aircraft An-178 "....

Rolling out ... well, as they rolled out, they will roll ... Those that are in red trousers with axes are assuming ...

[Sealek]

"Feast in Time of Plague" - not everything is so "sweet" with Kiva.
There are no real orders for this variant of the "hundred square meters" family and are not expected. The predecessors (An-148/158) are going to VASO and then mainly for the RF Ministry of Defense.
In terms of characteristics, MTA is inferior both in relation to the "military transport" (the range of transported weapons) and in terms of the operational cost of the transported cargo. It remains to wait until "Indians will be born for joint development" (progress has been outlined) or to expand their domestic market to pay off the project - which is quite realistic within the framework of the Arctic development program.

[Arikkhab]

sort of like a family of "hundred" and collected in Iran?

[mitrich]

We were pleased with the dances with embroidered shirts and mummers "haidamaks", all these blakitnye keys and ribbons, well, they cannot live without it! Even after that, I don't want to touch this product. Although I think the plane is not bad. But I hope we won't buy them, but we will create our own. And specialists need to be lured to us, everyone will find work.

[asiat_61]

I don’t understand why there is so much poison in the comments? The plane looks very decent, it’s too early to talk about the rest.

[navara399]

So they will now roll around dill, with songs and dances, until the chassis can withstand everything ... There is no money.

[samoletil18]

The plane is probably good. But Petliurists in red hoodies suggest that the fate of the aircraft will be unenviable, if it has not already become one.

[Arikkhab]

1) God forbid "Antonov" to get out - still a legendary enterprise
2) and Ivchenko and motor-sich are like different offices?
3) by the way, and on photo number 4, what kind of strange star does this person have - a hero of Ukraine?

[pts-m]

as the song sings ... kahlyary noisy crowd pushed the plane in .opu, and the plane buv is not ready to fly ...

[lazma3]

wherever they were without the USSR and Russia.

[vvp2412]

A swan song.
They will close it soon, as well as KB Yuzhnoye and Yuzhmash.

[NordUral]

Well done Antonovites! But it is hardly believed that your work will be appreciated by the junta, if only for PR. To remind you of the time when ANs were common to all of us.

[stranik72]

The most amazing thing is that everything, including our media, is silent about the fact that Russia took part in its creation, some of the components, our institutes participated in the design work, and the material from which it is made almost all of ours, so that it has only the future By Russia. And so is an ordinary PR campaign.

[bondman]

And is it really kuev, the capital city? And I thought that some city center in Volyn- faces are so inspired, with a confident look into the bright tomorrow. Kozaki, Fule ...

[16112014nk]

The design and construction are clearly better than the Superduperbudget!

[BURLIM]

It's a pity. It's a pity. Beautiful car. These...inadequate people in the Rada will destroy Ukraine for cookies, but without us, without Donbass.

[Deadmen]

they just need to create the appearance that changes for the better are taking place in the country. The joy of the plane turns into the deepest sadness when everyone comes home from the factory and looks at their empty wallets and refrigerators.

[Appraiser]

New modern Ukrainian version of "The Flying Dutchman".......

[Vovan 73]

I looked at the photographs carefully....... There is no joy on people’s faces. Especially look at the crew... general comment for all the photos. "On the last journey"

[northern]

It’s too late to drink Borjomi, 178 doesn’t have a market, we’ve missed it.
Oleg Konstantinovich is tossing and turning in his grave :-(

[Bashkaus]

I take my hat off to the designers who, despite the difficult economic and political situation, continue to do their job.
Well done! May God grant this bird to fly above the clouds.
Those who make fun of this machine are apparently very young or moral... who have forgotten what happened to domestic design bureaus in the dashing 90s.

[Forest ranger29]

An-178 is a transport version of the regional An-148

Until recently, only Russia bought the An-148. Now no one needs the An-148.
Then the question arises - who will buy the An-178 (a transport clone of the An-148) if Russia definitely does not buy it?
Will the Europeans unanimously give up Airbuses and Boeings in order to support the “new Europeans”?
But the Arabs and Asians should not put it there.

[Red Army of the USSR]

This plane may fly, but no one needs it, no one. Everything has been destroyed, the unique Yuzhnoye Design Bureau is living out its last months, the Malyshev plant is engaged in the repair of used equipment and the production of frying pans, Antonov seems to be finished too. There was such a country as the USSR, it made them, used them, sold them, and the giant AN lived. Russia doesn't need them, we have our own. It’s sad, but I have to say “curtain”. In 404 there are other values, embroidered shirts, Bandera, America, EU, visa, tolerance, wind power plants, dung, etc. 404 is already boring, it’s disgusting to even watch the news.

[mayhem]

Well, we rolled it out, time to roll it back

[renics]

It’s just not clear why there is such pomp, ala USSR, the people were herded for some unknown reason, dressed up in medieval clothes, as if an outstanding epoch-making event had happened, although there was nothing special, ordinary factory everyday life. The main mission of the new aircraft is to replace the outdated An-12. Also, more than a third of the components, “absolutely independent of Russian supplies of the machine,” were in fact purchased in Russia and are still only planning to be replaced with parts of their own production. But according to the former head of the Antonov company, Sergei Merenkov, the An-178 is absolutely unable to replace the “twelfth”. And there seem to be no problems with this development. Especially with the An-178 was its presentation at the international air show Dubai Airshow-2015. It would seem that here is a chance to highlight the car at a global event and conclude dozens of contracts for the supply of a new aircraft. What's the reality? In fact, the first flight prototype of the An-178, designed with serious miscalculations in terms of centering the vehicle, arrived in Dubai with additional ballast weighing 1,32 tons (!), in the form of 15 steel plates weighing 90 kg each. each, designed to maintain the same alignment of the aircraft in flight. The plates, carefully placed behind the cockpit, were quickly and secretly removed immediately after each aircraft landing. But it was still not possible to hide the fact that before each takeoff of the An-178 there is a third-party cargo on board (I don’t think it’s worth mentioning how it affects the aircraft’s already not the highest flight characteristics).