WINGED GIANT.

Abstract

A general description is given of the Antonov 22 turboprop military transport which was first shown to the Western world at the 1966 Paris Air Show is given together with some of the rationale behind its arrangement - particularly the twin-tail, high wing location, fuselage mounting of the gear, variable tire pressure, ramp geometry.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0635568

Entities

People

  • A. Pipko

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Energy Generators
  • Energy Systems
  • Engines
  • Fuselages
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • Heat Engines
  • Heat Transfer Devices
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Jet Engines
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Transport Ships
  • Turboprop Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union