10/31/2009. An enlarged turboprop version of the piston-engined An-14 light general-purpose aircraft was designated An-14M and the prototype, fitted with two 810 shp Isotov TVD-850 turboprop engines, was first flown in the USSR in September 1969, registered CCCP-1968. Initial flight testing was completed in 1972 and for production the type was redesignated An-28 in 1973.

The first pre-production An-28 (CCCP-19723) retained the original TVD-850 engines, but to improve performance, and climb in particular, it was decided to fit two 960 shp Glushenkov TVD-10 turboprop engines to CCCP-19723, and reregistered CCCP-19753, it flew for the first time in April 1975. It won a subsequent competitive evaluation against the Be-30, in which the emphasis was placed by the evaluators on concept rather than detail design.

In February 1978, it was decided that series production of the twenty-seat An-28 would be undertaken by PZL Mielec in Poland, and the power plant would be two 960 shp PZL Rzészow TVD-10S turboprop engines.

A temporary USSR Type Certificate was issued to the second Soviet built pre-production aircraft CCCP19754 (later reregistered CCCP-48105) on October 4, 1978. The first Polish production aircraft was first flown in Poland on July 22, 1984, registered in the USSR as CCCP-28800. It received the Soviet Type Certificate on February 7, 1986.

Reportedly the pictured aircraft has previously been registered as
CCCP-28943, RA-28943 and YL-KAC.

Span: 72 ft 5 in (22.07 m)
Length: 42 ft 11.75 in (13.10 m)
Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Wing area: 427.5 sq.ft (39.72 sq.m)
Weight empty: 8,267 lb (3,750 kg)
Max T/O weight: 14,330 lb (6,500 kg)
Max speed: 217 mph (350 kmh) at 9,843 ft (3,000 m)
Cruise speed: 208 mph (335 kmh) at 9,843 ft (3,000 m)
Landing speed: 78 mph (125 kmh)
Service ceiling: over 19,685 ft (6,000 m)
Climb: 2,315 ft (705 m)/min
Range: 848 mls (1,365 km)