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1 year ago Angola did not operate the An-30, one aircraft operated by the Soviets and marked as an Aeroflot aircraft was operational in 1976 and another in 1985-87 (possibly the same aircraft, my source never says it left).
WAR OF INTERVENTION IN ANGOLA, VOLUME 3: ANGOLAN AND CUBAN AIR FORCES, 1975-1985 by Fontanellaz, Cooper & Matos, p.17 WAR OF INTERVENTION IN ANGOLA, VOLUME 4: ANGOLAN AND CUBAN AIR FORCES, 1985-1987 by Fontanellaz, Cooper & Matos, p.i, p.37, p.59
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DB Selector
Both
Hypothetical
No
Name
An-30 (Clank)
Country
Currently: Bulgaria (1 as of 2017), Romania (3 from 1976, 2 as of 2017) Ukraine (3 as of 2017), Russia. Formerly Afghanistan (1 from USSR 1985), Angola, Cuba, Czechoslovkia/Czech Republic (retired 20013), Mongolia, China, USSR, Vietnam
Service
Air Force
In Commission
1968-Present
Length (m)
24.26 m
Wingspan (m)
29.2 m
Height (m)
8.32 m
Empty Weight (kg)
15,590 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)
23,000 kg
Payload Weight (kg)
Copy from An-24
Crew
7
Propulsion
2 × Ivchenko AI-24T turboprop engines
Rate of Climb (ft/min)
No response
Service Ceiling (ft)
27,200 ft
Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)
290 kn
Cruise Speed (kt)
230 kn
Supercruise
No
Ferry Range (nm)
1,420 nmi
Endurance (min)
Copy from An-24
Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)
Copy from An-24
Fuel Capacity (kg)
Copy from An-24
Sensors
mk 1 eyeball Five positions for large cameras. Other survey equipment can be fitted.
An-30FG: Czech designation for the single Czech Air Force An-30, after being retrofitted with a western weather radar
An-30R : An-30 converted to an NBC reconnaissance aircraft with air-sampling pods under the forward fuselage and other sensors for monitoring nuclear, biological and chemical warfare by-products. A second example, was acquired by the VVS, and had a single sampling pod on the port pylon and provision for dropping large flare bombs from the starboard pylon.
Mounts
Most An-30Bs were retrofitted with chaff/flare dispensers
An-30M Meteozashchita: Version equipped for weather research. It can spray dry ice into the atmosphere for weather control duties. The dry ice was stored in eight containers per 130 kg instead of the photographic equipment.
Loadout Options
Aerial Cartography
Visual Recon
ice monitoring,
fisheries monitoring
transport
Comms/Datalinks
An-30D Sibiryak: improved communication equipment, including a data-link system
Aircraft Codes
No response
Comments
The Antonov An-30 (NATO reporting name: Clank), is a development of the An-24 designed for aerial cartography. In addition to its principal use as a survey aircraft, it has also been used by Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine to carry out surveillance under the Open Skies Treaty. Soviet An-30s completely mapped Afghanistan in 1982 while Cuban An-30s saw active service in Angola in 1987 and Ukrainian An-30s have been in use during the Donbass conflict. Current and former operators include Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola, Cuba, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Soviet Union, and Vietnam as well as several Civil operators
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-30 https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/455381 https://skybrary.aero/aircraft/an30 https://antonov.com/en/history/an-30 https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1811 https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/antonov-an30/