Antonov An-32

The Antonov An-32, NATO reporting name Cline, is a turboprop twin-engined military transport aircraft whose first flight was in July 1976 and which was shown at the 1977 Paris Air Show. It is essentially a re-engined An-26, designed to cope better with adverse weather, hot and high airfields and rough strips: its engines are raised 1.5 metres above the wing to avoid foreign object damage, which allowed larger propellers driven by 5,100 hp Ivchenko AI-20 engines, almost twice the power of the An-26. High-lift wings with leading-edge slats, triple-slotted flaps and an enlarged tailplane improve take-off performance and ceiling. The type was built in Kyiv from 1980 to 2012, including 123 aircraft for the Indian Air Force, and more than 240 are operated around the world.