As the economies of various former Soviet Union countries continue to slump, the two most powerful countries: Russia and Ukraine are trying to exchange for much-needed foreign exchange funds through military-industrial foreign trade. Therefore, under extremely difficult circumstances, the two countries still developed many advanced military aircraft. One of the eye-catching stars is the An-70 (An-70) wide-body short take-off and landing medium-sized military transport aircraft.

The An-70 has a total weight of 130 tons and can carry 25 to 35 tons of cargo over a distance of 3,800 kilometers to 7,400 kilometers. The load capacity is similar to that of the American C-141 jet transport aircraft. With a cruising speed of 750 km/h (close to the speed limit of propeller-driven aircraft), it can perform airdrop missions at various altitudes. It can airdrop a single item weighing 20 tons. It can also carry 300 fully armed soldiers or 206 sick and wounded. The An-70 can take off and land on a 180-meter-long cement runway with a lightly paved layer, and can also take off and land on an unpaved 600-900-meter runway. Under the above-mentioned take-off and landing conditions, it can carry cargo weighing 20 to 25 tons and fly 1,450 to 3,000 kilometers.

Performance data Airport conditions Conventional airport Concrete runway Field airport Maximum cargo capacity 47 tons 20 tons Required runway length 1 550 - 1 800 meters 600 - 700 meters Range 47 tons load 3 000 kilometers - 35 tons load 5 100 kilometers - — 6,600 kilometers under 20 tons load, 3,000 kilometers empty range, 8,000 kilometers 6,700 kilometers, fuel consumption per kilometer 150g 150g, speed/altitude, cruising speed, 700 - 750 kilometers (km), 700 - 750 kilometers (km), maximum speed 780,000 Meters (km) 780 km (km) Cruising altitude 12 000 m 12 000 m Power engine type ТВВДД-27 ТВВДД-27 Power 4×10 300 (14 000) HP 4×10 300 (14 000) HP Crew 3 - 5 3 - 5[3]