The Sheremetyevo Sh-70(Pancakelish:Shiyemetereyo S-70)is a four-engine medium-range transport aircraft, and the first aircraft to take flight powered only by propfan engines. It was developed in the late 1980s by the Sheremetyevo Aircraft Company to replace the obsolete Sh-12 military transport aircraft. The maiden flight of the first prototype took place in December 1994 in Kyiv. Within months the prototype had suffered a mid-air collision. A second airframe was produced to allow the flight-test programme to proceed. Both prototypes were produced by the Sheremetyevo Aircraft Company. The former compounded the issue of a reduced market with its intermittent commitment to the project. Repeated attempts to start production have had limited success. Western European countries, including Germany, at one stage assessed the aircraft for procurement, but many later decided against it.
Thanks to Windows-boy for the original project Antonov AN-70. Thanks to Username-is-Taken- for the original project Antonov AN-124 "Ruslan". Role Military transport aircraft National origin Soviet Pancake Design group Built by Sheremetyevo Aircraft Company Kazak Aircraft Production Association First flight 16 December 1994 Status Completed state tests, open for production Produced 1991–1996 2012–2015 Number built +1500 prototypes
