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The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration'; NATO reporting name : Cossack ) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union .
English: An overlay diagram showing five of the largest airplanes ever built, the Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose (airplane with the greatest height), the Antonov An-225 Mriya (the largest airplane), the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (the largest version of the Boeing 747 Jumbojet), the Airbus A380-800 (the largest passenger airplane), and the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch (airplane with the greatest ...
In order to airlift the Buran space shuttle, in 1988 Soviet Union introduced the sole Antonov An-225 Mriya (dream). With a (maximum takeoff weight greater than 640 tonnes (1,410,000 lb) and a wing span of 88.4 metres (290 ft), it was the largest operational aeroplane in the world.
Antonov An-22: 27 Feb 1965: Transport: 68: 63.32 yards (57.90 meters) 70.43 yards (64.40 meters) 246.05 tons: 80 t: Heaviest until the C-5, Heaviest turboprop aircraft Caspian Sea Monster: 16 Oct 1966: Ekranoplan: 1: 100.61 yards (92.00 meters) 41.12 yards (37.60 meters)37.6 m: 535.41 tons: Heaviest and longest flying vehicle until the An-225 ...
English: An overlay diagram showing four of the largest airplanes ever built against the largest airship, the LZ 129 Hindenburg: the Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose (aircraft with the greatest wingspan); the Antonov An-225 Mriya (the largest fixed-wing aircraft); the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (soon to be the largest version of the Boeing 747 Jumbojet); and the Airbus A380-800 (the largest ...
Amid fears for the aircraft’s status, the Ukrainian company Antonov said: “Currently, until the AN-225 has been inspected by experts, we cannot report on the technical condition of the aircraft.
The Antonov An-225's main landing gear (consisting of two 14-wheel bogies) The tables below show how various types of wheeled units are arranged to form the undercarriages of some popular aircraft from manufacturers Antonov , Airbus , and Boeing .
The An 225 was destroyed in February 2022. The following Antonov Airlines aircraft were destroyed in 2022 during the Battle of Hostomel Airport: [8] Antonov An-26-100 (UR-13395) Antonov An-74T-100 (UR-74010) Antonov An-225-100 Mriya (UR-82060) [7] [25] The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of 2009): [26]