DoZ3r 0 #1 June 5, 2008 heya! How many jumpers do an antonov 28 carry? /DoZ3rIf everything seems under control.. You're just not going fast enough..! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWPoul 1 #2 June 5, 2008 Up to 22 at DZ's I have jumped but it's quite tight :)Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #3 June 5, 2008 I doubt that either of you guys would know, but I wonder if there are any AN-28s in the USA hauling skydivers. What are the runway requirements? Are they at all economical? Seems that huge Russian radial would be a cash vacuum.Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 June 5, 2008 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-28 seems they can be fitted with PT6'sscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 June 5, 2008 You are thinking of the (Polish-built) PZL M-28 Skytruck, which comes standard with 1,100 horsepower PT6A turbo-prop engines, 5-bladed propellers, glass cockpit, etc. A couple of years back, a Florida firm imported a Skytruck and shopped it around, but sold very few. Skytruck looks like a good jump plane, but few DZs are willing to pay retail prices for new airplanes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #6 June 5, 2008 Was it able to be certified?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brettski74 0 #7 June 5, 2008 QuoteWhat are the runway requirements? Are they at all economical? Seems that huge Russian radial would be a cash vacuum. Perhaps you're thinking of the AN-2 biplane? The AN-28 is a twin-engine, turboprop aircraft with a tailgate. It's somewhat similar to a skyvan and just as noisy. The fuselage is a little narrower and looks much less boxy than the skyvan. I suspect that they are more stable under CoG changes than the skyvan, as I don't recall anywhere near the amount of bucking as groups exit the aircraft nor any briefing about limits on number of jumpers behind the line as I have had for every skyvan I've ever jumped. I did a bunch of jumps out of AN-28s in Sweden and Latvia and from memory, I believe the max-load of 22 stated above is correct. It is definitely in the low 20s range. With regards to space, up to that point, I'd only ever jumped from cessna 182s, Twin Otters and Caravans. In comparison to those aircraft, I would consider it quite roomy, even at full load, however, it is not a roomy as a skyvan. There is certainly a lot more room in a fully loaded AN-28 than in a fully loaded twin otter or caravan. I'm not a pilot nor an aircraft owner, so I'm not qualified to comment on runway requirements, fuel consumption or maintenance requirements. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #8 June 6, 2008 QuoteWas it able to be certified? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the Polish-built Skytruck received FAA certification. The certification was part of some sort of complicated reciprocity deal involving selling American-built airplanes to the Poles or trying to get Poland to support the US Army in Iraq, or something like that???? The deal made as much sense as the Canadian Navy trading range time for rusty submarines??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #9 June 6, 2008 QuoteQuoteWhat are the runway requirements? Are they at all economical? Seems that huge Russian radial would be a cash vacuum. Perhaps you're thinking of the AN-2 biplane? Yep, got my Antonov's mixed up. The 28 looks like a fun airplane!Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
