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==Variants== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}} [[File:Antonow An-26 inside Dmitry Belov 1898.jpg|thumb|An-26 cargo cabin of [[Polar Airlines]]]] [[File:An-26 808.jpg|thumb|[[CAAC Airlines|CAAC]] Antonov An-26 at China Aviation Museum, Beijing]] ;An-26 :"Curl-A" : Twin-engine tactical transport aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p47">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=47}}</ref> ;An-26-100 :Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26 aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54"/> ;An-26 ''Nel'mo'' :An arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft retrofitted with ''Nel'mo'' equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26 ''Pogoda'' :("Weather") Another aircraft for [[weather control]] duties, similar to the An-26 ''Tsiklon'', with a simplified equipment test lab.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26 ''Polyot'' :("Flight") A single aircraft retrofitted for the purpose of research of unified air traffic control and monitoring system throughout the USSR, with a comprehensive navigation test lab including precision compasses and Doppler speed/shift sensors.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56"/> ;An-26 ''Sfera'' :("Sphere") A single production aircraft built as a laboratory for atmospheric research.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26 ''Shtabnoy'' :("Shtab" = "Headquarters") some An-26s delivered to the Soviet and [[East Germany|DDR]] air forces for use as staff transports/mobile command posts.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p489"/> [[File:Реанімаційно-операційний літак Повітряних Сил ЗС України Ан-26 «Віта» (27125046461).jpg|thumb|An-26 ''Vita'']] ;{{ill|An-26 Vita|lt=An-26 ''Vita''|uk|Ан-26 «Віта»}} :("Life") A single mobile operating room, surgery and intensive care unit ('25 Blue', c/n5406), for the Ukrainian Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26A :A one-off assault transport prototype with higher performance due to removal of some military equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p48">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=48}}</ref> ;An-26ASLK :(''Avtomatizirovannaya sistema lyotnogo kontrolya'' – automated flight control and monitoring system) : A modern flight control and monitoring system equipped with automatic calibration and navigation systems. Recognizable by the distinctive pod low on the forward fuselage side.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26B :A civil cargo version equipped with ramps which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress (Ivchyenko) Al-24VT [[turboprop]] powerplants to deliver higher thrust.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52"/> ;An-26B :The prototype An-26B retrofitted as a mobile civilian emergency hospital.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52"/> ;An-26B ''Tsiklon'' :("Cyclone") A weather research/control and cloud-seeding aircraft for the Central Aerologic Laboratory. This aircraft was used for rain induction and protection using cloud-seeding chemicals dropped from slab-sided pods hung from pylons.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/> ;An-26B-100 :Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26B aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54"/> ;An-26BL :Alternative designation for the An-26L.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26BRL :Alternative designation of the An-26RL Arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26D :(''Dal'niy'' – long-range) An extended range version with extra fuel in wing tanks and additional external tanks attached to the airframe of the fuselage. One aircraft ('21 Yellow', c/n 13806) was retrofitted and delivered, but no further orders were forthcoming.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p534">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=53–54}}</ref> ;An-26K ''Kaira'' :("Great Auk") A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborne [[Laser]] guided systems.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56"/> ;An-26K ''Kaplya'' :("Drop" [of liquid]) After completion of the laser designator trials the An-26K ''Kaira'' was retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems. During a night test flight at low level, in March 1989, the An-26K Kaplya suffered a massive bird strike, which consequently destroyed the windshield and injured the pilot, who involuntarily downed the aircraft into the [[Azov Sea]].<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=56}}</ref> ;An-26KPA :(''Kontrol'no-Poverochnaya Apparatura'' – Testing and calibration equipment) : A navigation aids inspecting aircraft with comprehensive navigation equipment and calibration equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p523">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=52–53}}</ref> ;An-26L :A single An-26, (14 Orange, c/n 00607), used at [[Sperenberg Airfield]] near Berlin, for airfield and [[NAVAID]] calibration.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/> ;An-26LL-PLO :(''Letayuschaya Laboratoriya – Protivolodochnoy Oborony'' – ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) testbed) : A single An-26A aircraft, (c/n 0901), retrofitted and modified to accommodate range of sophisticated laboratory for surveillance systems, detecting and tracking stealthy nuclear submarines.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=55}}</ref> ;An-26LP :Firefighting version. At least 9 converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=52}}</ref> ;An-26M ''Spasatel'' :("Rescuer") Flying hospital with an emergency surgery facility. Two converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p501">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=50–51}}</ref> ;An-26P :(''Protivopozharnyy'' – firefighting) : Aircraft fire-bomber, retrofitted with water tanks in pods on either side of the lower fuselage, which could be substituted for dispensers for [[silver iodide]] flares for [[rainmaking]]. At least 5 converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p512">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=51–52}}</ref> ;An-26P ''Prozhektor'' :("Projector" or "Searchlight") A single conversion of an An-26 as a guided missile system airframe.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p556">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=55–56}}</ref> ;An-26REP :(''Rahdioelektronnoye protivodeystviye'' – ECM (Electronic Counter-Measures) ) : Electronic countermeasures aircraft fitted with active jammers in cylindrical pods on either side of the lower fuselage sides, as well as chaff and I/R flares for self-defense. One built but did not enter service.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p50">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=50}}</ref> ;An-26RL :(''Razvedchik Ledovyy'' – An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring) : An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring aircraft used to monitor the icebergs and ice formations at arctic circle fitted with SLAR (Sideways Looking Airborne Radar) in long pods on either side of the lower fuselage, extra fuel in a cargo hold fuel tank, provision for surveyors and radar operators.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=53}}</ref> ;An-26RR :Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT [[ELINT]](ELectronic INTelligence) aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/> ;An-26RT :"Curl-B": (First use of the designation) A basic designation for a series of ELINT aircraft fitted with a wide range of electromagnetic surveillance equipment. At least one aircraft, (tactical code '152'), retrofitted with the ''Tarahn'' (Ramming Attack) ELINT suite for use in Afghanistan.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/> ;An-26RT :(''Retranslyator'' – Interpreter - Translator): (Substitute of designation) Battlefield communications relay aircraft, fitted with powerful ''Inzheer'' (Fig) radio relay system, for connecting forward units to headquarters units. 42 built.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p490">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=49–50}}</ref> ;An-26RTR :Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT ELINT aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/> ;An-26S :(''Salon'' – [VIP] Lounge) : A new VIP Lounge aircraft for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense delivered about 1997.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=54}}</ref> ;An-26Sh :(''Shturmanskiy'' – Navigator) : Navigator trainer for the VVS, 36 built at Kyiv.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=49}}</ref> ===Non-USSR /-Ukrainian versions=== [[File:Gatow Antonow An-26 (2009).jpg|thumb|DDR An-26SM "369", later [[German Air Force]] "52+09", at the [[Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow|Museum Berlin-Gatow]].]] ;An-26SM :One aircraft modified as an ELINT aircraft for the [[Air Forces of the National People's Army|East German Air Force]].<ref name = "Gordon An-24p57">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=57}}</ref> ;An-26M :One aircraft modified for NAVAID calibration and flight monitoring for the [[Air Forces of the National People's Army|East German Air Force]] and transferred to the post-unification [[German Air Force]].<ref name = "Gordon An-24p578">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=57–58}}</ref> ;An-26ST :East German designation for An-26s used as staff transports.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p489">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=48–49}}</ref> ;An-26T :Unofficial East German designation for An-26s operated by Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (transport squadron 24).<ref name = "Gordon An-24p48"/> ;An-26Z-1 :Czechoslovak ELINT conversion of one aircraft for ELINT duties.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p567">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|pp=56–57}}</ref> ;[[Xian Y-7]]H :Military transport version. Chinese production version.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/> ;Xian Y-14 :Initial designation of the An-26 copy, later changed to 'Y-7H' (''Hao'' – cargo).<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|Komissarov|2003|p=58}}</ref>
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