Devoted to turboprop aircraft technology, Iran and Ukraine have pleased to release a pair of joint-issue stamp feature Antonov An-140 aircraft on March 06, 2005. Iranian Post present IR-140 on stamp and Ukraine Post present AN-140 on stamp.
The HESA IrAn-140 or Iran-140 is a short-range twin-turboprop airliner based on the Antonov An-140 and built under license by HESA of Iran. The Iran-140 is able to seat 52 passengers, land on a dirt airstrip and fly almost 3,000 km (1,900 mi) before refueling. It can be configured to carry passengers, cargo, or a combination of the two.Iran plans to design and manufacture upgraded Iran-140s for maritime patrol (Iran140-MP) and freighter duties (Iran140-T).
