PROTOTYPE OF ANTONOV TRANSPORT DESTROYED IN MIDAIR COLLISION

The only flying prototype of Antonov's An-70 airlifter crashed Feb. 10 during a test flight, killing all seven of its crew, apparently after a midair collision, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. The An-70, powered by four 14,000-shaft-horsepower Progress D-27 propfans, "unexpectedly veered...

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