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Antonov achieved major assembly of the An-132D airlifter demonstrator
 
Antonov Company has completed major assembly of the An-132D military transport aircraft demonstrator. The tail unit was mounted on the aircraft. So, the airframe of the aircraft has been assembled: fuselage, wing and tail unit have been joined.
     
Antonov achieved major assembly of the An 132D airlifter demonstrator 640 001Antonov's An-132D demonstrator is to receive PW150A engines in April
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PW150A engines of Pratt & Whitney Canada to be delivered in April. Cooperation agreement of the An-132 programme was signed with this company in October 2015.

The programme of the An-132 light multipurpose aircraft of a new generation is realized by Antonov Company together with KACST, King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The An-132, intended for operation on short- and medium-haul routes, will perform various missions on cargo transportation and implement different layouts of the aircraft cargo cabin. The An-132 will have cruising speed up to 500 km/h, cruising flight altitude up to 9000 m, payload up to 9.2 t.