AN-38

An-38 light multipurpose aircraft is designed forlocal air transportation of passengers (up to 27), mailand cargos (weight up to 2500 kg). Aircraft is equippedwith hand-held overhead-track hoist with 500 kg loadcapacity for the facilitation of loading and unloading.Great take-off and landing performance along with low-pressure tyre gear ensure the operation of An-38 onsmall runaways, including unpaved, ice or snowcovered ones.

An-38-100 is able to operate night flights, as well asadverse weather flights, owing to the modern systemof navigation equipment and meteorological radar.Aircraft can also be operated in wide temperature range from -50°С to +45°С. Passenger cabin can be converted into cargo or cargo-passenger compartment by the crew within any intermediate airfield facilities.

An-38-100 and An-38-120 aircrafts are equipped with engines ТРЕ 331-14СР-801Е manufactured by Honeywell company. An-38-100 can be equipped withavionics of other foreign companies or avionicsproduced in CIS.

In April 1997 Antonov ASTC received certificate oftype for An-38-100 aircraft of transport categoryaccording to the certification base, elaborated withregard to the Aviation Rules, Part 25 (AR-25). In March 2001 Antonov ASTC got certificate of type supplement No1, allowing international flights.

Aircraft proved its high performance in the courseof exploitation by Malaysian, Vietnamese and Russian airlines.