AN-32

Origin: Russia
Type: Short/Medium-range transport.
Accommodation: Five crew.
Weights: Empty - 17,308 kg (38,158 lbs.)
............MTOW - 27,000 kg (59,525 lbs.)
Engine: Two Ivchyenko AI-20D turboprops, each producing 5112 ehp.
Speed: Max. cruising speed - 286 knots (329 mph; 530 km/h) at 8000 meters (26,245 feet)
Service Ceiling: 9000 meters (29,530 ft.)
Range: 1565 miles (2520 km) with maximum fuel.
.........746 miles (1200 km) with maximum payload.
Capacity: 39 paratroopers on tip-up seats.
Avionics: None.
Armament: None.
Self Defence: None.
Comments: Known as the Sutlej in the IAF, the An-32 is the workhorse of the transport fleet traveling to far off bases such as Leh, to deliver much-needed supplies to the Army outposts in the area. An estimated 80 aircraft are in service with the IAF. Deliveries to the IAF began in July 1984.