Soviet Airliners 1950-1959 - Tupolev Tu-114, Ilyushin Il-14, Antonov An-10, Tupolev Tu-104, Ilyushin Il-18, Tupolev Tu-110, Ilyushin Il-12 (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tupolev Tu-114, Ilyushin Il-14, Antonov An-10, Tupolev Tu-104, Ilyushin Il-18, Tupolev Tu-110, Ilyushin Il-12, Tupolev Tu-126. Excerpt: An-10 Ukraine The Antonov An-10 Ukraine (Russian: -10 ) was a four-engined turboprop passenger transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union . The NATO ASCC reporting name was Cat . Development Inspired by the Izdeliye N ( Izdeliye - article or product) passenger version of the Antonov An-8 the Antonov design bureau developed the Izdeliye U, a four-engined aircraft with similar layout to the An-8, but with increased dimensions and a circular section pressurised fuselage. Early in the design process the choise of engines was between the Kuznetsonv NK-4 and Ivchenko AI-20 and despite superior performance the Kuznetsov NK-4 was eliminated and the Ivchenko AI-20 selected due in no small part to the 'Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Ukraine' which wanted as much as possible produced in the Ukraine, where the Ivchenko factory was. The first prototype flew on 7 March 1957, revealing poor directional stability which led to a taller vertical fin, and later to hexagonal auxiliary fins at the tips of the tailplane. Enterring production at Zavod (factory) No.64, Voronezh in 1957 the initial three aircraft were delivered with Kuznetsov NK-4 engines due to the non-availability of the Ivchenko AI-20 engines. From 1958, production aircraft were delivered with the Ivchenko AI-20A engies which boasted a longer service life and comparable performance compared to the Kuznetsov engines. Configured with 85 seats the cabin was spacious and wellappointed with comfortable seats widely spaced giving plenty of legroom, but due to the low cabin floor and wide diameter there was a lot of unusable space which limited baggage and cargo volumes. The ineffic...