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An-14 Clod

Country of Origin: Ukraine

The An-14 Clod (called the Pchelka, or Little Bee, by the Russians) is a light short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility aircraft.

The Clod has two radial piston engines in nacelles faired into its wide, narrow, high-set wing. The wing has a rectangular center section and long outer panels with a tapered trailing edge.

The two fins are fitted as endplates to the horizontal tailplanes, which are mounted at a dihedral angle to the top of the tapered after fuselage boom. The rudders...

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