The first prototype An-71 in flight. It was converted from an
An-72 and has a distinctive 'beak' radome
and an anti-spin parachute in the tail - not present on the
second prototype.
3-view general arrangement drawing of the Madcap.
The first prototype in flight, registered CCCP-780151. The
intake for the RD-36A
booster engine (the lift engine from a Yak-38) is just in front
of the fin.
The second prototype - CCCP-780361 - at Gostom4el, Ukraine. The
exhaust
for the RD-36A booster engine is under the rear fuselage - below
the fin leading edge.
The above photos are taken from magazines. The following photos
were taken
recently by a friend at Gostomel and are copyright....
The second prototype languishing behind some hangars at
Gostomel, Kiev, Ukraine.
Note the bulge of the RD-36A engine intake on top of the rear
fuselage - and
its exhaust just in front of that yellow box structure.
The Cyrillic writing on the blue flash above the 'OT' of
Aeroflot reads ES UVD -
"edinaya systema upravlenia dvizheniem", which means "united
system of traffic control".
Head-on view of the An-71. Note the extended starboard sponson.
Looking up at the radome between the fuselage and port D-436K
engine.
The rotating radome on top of the fin. Note the pivot point near
the fin leading edge.
Closeup of the nose gear.
The lengthened starboard sponson with the intake for the APU and
its door.
The starboard mainwheels - missing their doors.
Extreme closeup of the port maingear leg.
Looking up at the overwing engine exhaust on the port engine.
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