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Antonov AN70 built in the Ukraine.

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

It is an an unusual configuration for sure

Best of a machine!

really nice picture

Beautiful photo and airplane super. Glory to Ukraine!

Wow. Is that thing very practical? Does it function as planned?

Nice pic of the best julienne fries maker in the world

Propellers or meat grinder? (:-)
Why 2 contra-rotative propellers ?

lots of leading edge prop deice

What is the purpose of having so many?

Amazing. Mesmerizing props.

Nice picture...Thanks !!!

Purpose is to minimize prop disk diameter, presumably to improve ground clearance, maybe engine spacing, too. But complexity, control, and weight increase. But for presumed operating profile objectives, maybe rougher fields, perhaps it suits a special slot, or the engineers just wanted to see if they could do it!

Can you imagine feathering? Little clearance, and deice appears to be three level electic boots. 12 scimitars per engine. Look out birds, here we come, giant bird slicers, ehhh?

Having said that, they do some nice work, in the Ukraine, and seem to think up some interesting designs.

There are actually 14 blades per engine. The front prop has eight blades while the back prop has six.

421 knots! The An-70's structural life is designed to be 45,000 hours over 15,000 flights.

Interessante...belíssima foto.

Parabéns!!!..Belíssima foto.