Editing Antonov An-26 (section)

{{Short description|Soviet turboprop transport aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name = An-26
| image = File:An-26 Niµ Nishava Serbien Marko Stojkovic IMG 2634-1-2.jpg
| caption = An-26 of the [[Serbian Air Force]]
| type = [[Military transport aircraft|Transport aircraft]]
| national_origin = [[Soviet Union]]
| manufacturer = 
| design_group = [[Antonov]]
| builder = 
| first_flight = 21 May 1969<ref name = "Gordon An-24p44">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=44}}</ref>
| introduction = 1970
| retired = 
| status = In limited service
| primary_user = [[Soviet Air Forces]] (former)
| more_users = [[Russian Aerospace Forces]] <br /> [[Pakistan Air Force]] (former) <br /> [[Vietnam People's Air Force]]
| produced = 1969–1986
| number_built = 1,403
| developed_from = [[Antonov An-24]]
| developed_into = [[Antonov An-32]] <br> [[Xi'an Y-7]]
}}
The '''Antonov An-26''' ([[NATO reporting name]]: '''Curl''') is a twin-engined [[turboprop]] civilian and [[military transport aircraft]], designed and produced in the [[Soviet Union]] from 1969 to 1986.<ref name = "Gordon An-24">Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins". Hinkley. Midland. 2003. {{ISBN|978-1-85780-153-8}}</ref> It is the third member of the [[Antonov An-24]] family, coming after the An-24 and [[An-30]], while preceding the [[An-32]] and canceled [[An-132]].