The Antonov An-24 is a twin-turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 44 to 52 passengers manufactured in the USSR, (now in Ukraine) by Antonov Engineering. The aircraft was expected to operate in a rustic environment and was particularly successful even with Western standards, however its commercial profitability was low because it was handicapped by a too high unladen mass.
Two essentially military versions have been derived from it, the Antonov An-26 with a large cargo door at the rear and the Antonov An-30 with a glass nose for monitoring and mapping missions.
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