Antonov An-26
NATO: Curl
Introduction
Antonov An-26
Russian air force Antonov An-26 seen in flight in 2011.
Source: Igor Dvurekov -
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Variants
List of common An-26 variants
Prototypes and one-off conversions
Over 20 variants of the An-26 have been produced. Most variants had only one or two aircraft converted. Some of these are prototypes that were to be produced in series, such as the An-26A assault transport or An-26D long range variant with external fuel tanks.
Many others are specialist variants to test equipment, such as anti-submarine warfare sensors, laser targeting systems, communications equipment, navigation calibration, flying hospital, weather control and arctic surveillance.
Details
Media
Antonov An-26
Russian air force An-26 seen in flight in 2010.
Source: Igor Dvurekov
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
Antonov An-26
Former East German Antonov An-26 seen at Dresden airfield in 2014. Reportedly this aircraft was an ELINT variant and would be known by NATO as Curl-B.
Source: Rob Schleiffert
Copyright: CC BY-SA 2.0
Antonov An-26
Serbian Antonov An-26 seen in flight in 2012.
Source: Marko Stojkovic
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
Antonov An-26
Russian air force An-26 intercepted by a Royal Air Force Typhoon in 2015.
Source: RAF / UK MoD
Copyright: Open Government License 1.0
Antonov An-26B
Antonov An-26B civilian cargo variant in UN livery seen at Faro airport in 2013.
Source: Pedro Aragão
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
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