Maiden flight of An-132D prototype

The An-132D prototype immediately after taking off from Kiev-Svyatoshino airport on March 31. Note the orange nose radome fitted with flight-test instruments, as well as the various cameras fitted on the wingtips and tailfin. Sergey Smolentsev THE PROTOTYPE An-132D (c/n 001), formally rolled out at Antonov’s main production facility in Kiev on December 20 last year (see An-132D prototype rolled out, February 2017, p26), completed its maiden flight on March 31. Now sporting the registration UR-EXK and a new orange