Anigrand 4022 Yak-17/Ch-26/La-15 + Antonov An-22 Antei 1:144

Yakovlev Yak-17 Feather, Cheranovski Ch-26 and Lavochkin La-15 Fantail Also includes BONUS kits of the Antonov An-22 Antei . In late 1950s, the Soviet leadership need a new cargo-lifter aircraft to carry cargoes to the underdeveloped areas of the northern USSR, Siberia and the Far East. Based on the experience acquired building the An-10 and the An-12 which were used as airliners and military transport, the Antonov design bureau was selected for the design and development of the new giant airlifter which resulted as the An-22 Antei. The An-22 flew for the first time in February 1965, at which time it was the largest transport aircraft in the world. In June 1965, the An-22 was publicly displayed at the Paris Air Show and was impressed Western observer s that received NATO codename Cock. Deliveries to both the Soviet Air Force and Aeroflot were completed during 1974 Apparently about 100 An-22s were built with the military air transport force (VTA) receiving between 30 and 50 aircraft. The An-22 was slowly being replaced by the bigger turbofan-powered An-124 Condor begun in 1987 Approximately 45 remained in service by the mid-1990s. Currently one An-22 is in use for civilian cargo duties by Antonov airlines.