Antonov An-8

The Antonov An-8, NATO reporting name Camp, is a Soviet-designed twin-turboprop, high-wing light military transport aircraft. It grew from a December 1951 assault transport design with a large rear cargo door so that vehicles could be driven straight into the hold, and the resulting aircraft could carry 60 troops, 40 passengers, light assault guns, armoured personnel carriers or artillery pieces. The prototype first flew on 11 February 1956 from Sviatoshyn Airfield in Kyiv, but state trials found poor spin characteristics, directional stability problems and unreliable TV-2 engines, so the Antonov bureau enlarged the tail surfaces, added anti-spin strakes and fitted Ivchenko AI-20D turboprops. The reworked aircraft was built at the Tashkent factory, 151 in all, and the type was withdrawn from use in Russia after accidents in the early 1990s.