Cheburashka's airfield

This website is dedicated to marvellous Soviet jet An-72, known among crews and personnel as "Cheburashka". Here you can find all information about initial An-72A and its versions that I managed to collect, including history of Cheburashka, photo galleries, performance data and 3-view drawings . By the way, if you know nothing about Cheburashka, click on that cute furry creature on your left.

In ABOUT CHEBURASHKA paragraph a general description of An-72 family aircraft is given.

THE FAMILY paragraph tells about aircraft that were developed from the basic An-72 and entered series production.

IN THE MILITARY paragraph is dedicated to the military versions of An-72.

SPECIFICATIONS paragraph presents a table with detailed information on performance of various An-72 versions.

THE HEART OF CHEBURASHKA paragraph contains description of D-36 engine, probably the best of all turbofan engines developed in U.S.S.R.

And, finally, PHOTO GALLERIES, 3-VIEW DRAWINGS and COCKPIT paragraphs include photos and drawings of An-72 family planes.

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C O N T E N T S : ABOUT CHEBURASHKA THE FAMILY IN THE MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS THE HEART OF CHEBURASHKA PHOTO GALLERIES 3-VIEW DRAWING INSIDE OF CHEBURASHKA VIEW GUESTBOOK SIGN GUESTBOOK REFERENCES LINKS YOU'RE CHEBURASHKA'S GUEST # 12337		Welcome to An-72 home page! This website is dedicated to marvellous Soviet jet An-72, known among crews and personnel as "Cheburashka". Here you can find all information about initial An-72A and its versions that I managed to collect, including history of Cheburashka, photo galleries, performance data and 3-view drawings . By the way, if you know nothing about Cheburashka, click on that cute furry creature on your left. In ABOUT CHEBURASHKA paragraph a general description of An-72 family aircraft is given. THE FAMILY paragraph tells about aircraft that were developed from the basic An-72 and entered series production. IN THE MILITARY paragraph is dedicated to the military versions of An-72. SPECIFICATIONS paragraph presents a table with detailed information on performance of various An-72 versions. THE HEART OF CHEBURASHKA paragraph contains description of D-36 engine, probably the best of all turbofan engines developed in U.S.S.R. And, finally, PHOTO GALLERIES, 3-VIEW DRAWINGS and COCKPIT paragraphs include photos and drawings of An-72 family planes.