Antonov Antheus (09307)

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What a beast, and beautifully captured.

Please provide sound...

Agree with DANIEL.

SUPER PHOTO

The AN22 first flew in 1965 and is still in service. It is also the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft.

Counter rotating Turbo Prop?

Is the Airbus A400M larger?

The Antonov has a greater wingspan and is heavier, with a greater payload capability than the A400M.

@Colin That is bigger than a TU-95?

I've never understood the few examples of contra-rotating props, I do on the Russian Helicopter anti-torque and all that, but why here?

A well designed contra-rotating propeller will have no rotational air flow, pushing a maximum amount of air uniformly through the propeller disk, resulting in high performance and low induced energy loss. It also serves to counter the asymmetrical torque effect of a conventional propeller (see P-factor).

Saw this at Manchester Airport... awesome machine... strange engine note.

@Mark,@John, here's the numbers:
Wingspan: AN22 211ft, Tu-95 164ft, A-400 139ft
Length: AN22 190ft, Tu-95 151ft, A-400 148ft
Empty weight: AN22 251,327lb Tu-95 198,416lb, A-400 168,654lb
Max takeoff weight: AN22 551,156lb Tu-95 414,469lb, A-400 310,852lb