Aviation Design Bureau. OK.Antonova has its own unique style. Starting with An-8, An-12, and, of course, An-24 aircraft, it manifests itself in a rational layout, a high-mounted wing with a high degree of mechanization and a chassis that allows landing at any type of aerodrome, including ground ones.
Эти внешние признаки, позволяющие с первого look to distinguish the Antonov aircraft from all the others, entailed such consequences as the rare for the aviation world longevity of cars that have become legends. High profitability, technical and flight characteristics, far ahead of their time, excellent "volatility", expressed in the ability to continue to fly not with all engines running, economy and simplicity of maintenance - these are typical Anov qualities.
In all likelihood, the An-148 will also continue the traditions of this design bureau, becoming a workhorse on medium-length airways.
From its predecessors, this aircraft is differentin that the engines of the 2 turbojet engines D436-148, used in its power plant, have a reactive thrust, and are located above the wing, which significantly reduces the risk of foreign objects falling into the turbines. The speed of the new airliner exceeds 800 kilometers per hour, the practical ceiling is 12 kilometers.
The aircraft gradually takes that niche inpassenger transportation, in which almost four decades was the owner of the legendary An-24, that is, relatively short-duration flights between the cities of the country and regional flights. The number of passengers carried by him is up to 80, the range of flight is up to 6 thousand kilometers.
The dashboard has an ergonomic display type interface.
Electrodisplacement system is appliedmanagement, which, again, in the best traditions of the Design Bureau, is duplicated by ARP and cable rods, which creates conditions for high survivability of the aircraft in the event of failure of the power supply system.
Due to the rational layout of the passenger compartment,high comfort passengers when flying on the An-148. The testimonies of those who have already had the opportunity to fly as passengers show that both in terms of noise and convenience these machines meet all modern requirements, which is confirmed by the successful international certification.
Традиционная для антоновских самолетов unpretentiousness and high flight characteristics have already attracted the attention of the leadership of foreign and domestic airlines, prompting them to purchase An-148. The aircraft register shows that they are successfully operated by International Airlines of Ukraine, North Korean Air Koryo, Cubana de Aviacion of Cuba, Rossiya, Angara and several other foreign air carriers.
On March 5, 2011, one of the aircraft waslost as a result of improper actions of the crew during the test-training flight. There were no other serious flight accidents with An-148.
The liner is a product of cooperation between Ukrainian and Russian aircraft manufacturers.
For its peculiar silhouette and characteristic shape of the tail emplacement An-148 has already received an unofficial nickname "swallow".
