TYPE: Twin-jet freighter.

PROGRAMME: First variant, An-74TK-300, announced mid-1998. Model of An-174 shown at Paris, June 1999. Prototype An-74TK-300 modified by KhGAPP from An-72 c/n 1910; work began December 1999; first official flight (UR-74300) 20 April 2001; international debut at Paris Salon, June 2001; certification trials completed July 2002 after 219 sorties; AP-25 certificate approved 9 September 2002. Series production was prepared at KhGAPP.

CURRENT VERSIONS: Both are An-74 derivatives in which podded, underslung engines of increased power replace the normal An-72/74 installation.
An-74T-300: Baseline transport for 52 passengers. As described.
An-74TK-300: Combi version. Internal dimensions as for An-74T-100/200.
An-74MP-300: Proposal announced 2002. Maritime patrol version of An-74TK-300; also capable of carrying 22 paratroops, or 44 soldiers or 16 stretchers. Provision for GSh-23L gun, rockets and 100 kg bombs.
An-174: Stretched version with 6 m (19½ ft) fuselage extension provided by plugs fore and aft of wing. Progress D-436T1 engines, each 74.3 kN (16,700 lb st). Studies had begun by 1998. Potential replacement for An-12. Also known as An-74-400.

CUSTOMERS: Initial orders for two (including freighter) from undisclosed Russian airlines; MoU for 25 from Aeroflot, signed June 2002; Chinese interest in two aircraft reported late 2002.

COSTS: US$12 million to US$14 million (2003).

DESIGN FEATURES: Revised engine installation decreases T-O run, despite loss of Coanda effect; new power plants reduce maintenance requirements and fuel consumption (up to 29 per cent); new position simplifies access. Compared to An-74T-200's range with 45 min reserves, An-74T-300 offers additional 372 n miles (690 km; 428 miles) with 10,000 kg (22,046 lb) payload and 518 n miles (960 km; 596 miles) with 5,000 kg (11,023 lb). Cruising speed (at nominal 10,600 to 11,000 m; 34,780 to 36,420 ft) also noticeably improved.
Cabin enlarged by repositioning of partitions; integral airstairs; upgraded air conditioning; improved instrumentation, including provision for LCDs.

POWER PLANT: Two 63.7 kN (14,330 lb st) Progress D-36-4A turbofans.

AVIONICS: Comms: SO-72M transponder, Arlekin-DA HF radio, twin Orlan-85ST VHF, Lainer-MVL PA system, Opal-B CVR, Cospas ELT.
Radar: Buran-74T weather radar.
Flight: NVS-74TM Malva navigation system, SH-3301 GPS, twin A-073 radar altimeters, twin KURS-93M VOR/ILS, twin SD-75 DME, Veer-M Shoran, twin ARK-22 ADF and TCAS 2000.