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An-225 image gallery: Second Antonov An-225 (line no. 01-02) under construction, September 2004: Second Antonov An-225 under construction, August 2008: Second Antonov An-225 under construction, August 2008: Video; on YouTube The worlds biggest planes: Antonov An-225 in comparison with Airbus A380-800, Airbus A340-600 and Boeing 747-400
Max takeoff weight kg (lb)) Cargo hold Length m (ft) Cargo hold Width m (ft) Cargo hold Height m (ft) Ferry Range (no payload) km (nmi) Range with max payload km (nmi) Range with specified payload km (nmi) Range with specified payload km (nmi) Soviet Union (Ukraine) Antonov An-225: 247 640,000 (1,410,000) 43.35 (142.2) 6.4 (21) 4.4 (14) 15,400 ...
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.
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 ...
AN-225 with the Soviet Space Shuttle, Buran. The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, NATO reporting name : Cossack ) was a strategic airlift transport aircraft built by Antonov , and was the world's largest powered aircraft before its destruction in February 2022.
Conversion of two An-22s to carry wing centre sections or outer wings of Antonov An-124 or An-225 externally above fuselage. Fitted with third centreline fin. [5] Several other An-22 variants were projected and constructed by Antonov but never entered serial production, notably a nuclear-powered aircraft and a ballistic missile platform.
Before its destruction, the single Antonov An-225 (MTOW of 640 t (1,410,000 lb)) was classified by the FAA as Super, [4] [5] although it is classified by ICAO as Heavy. The Antonov An-225 and the Antonov An-124 Ruslan are classified by the UK Civil Aviation Authority as Super, [ 6 ] although they are classified by ICAO as Heavy.
With a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes (705 short tons), the An-225 held several records, including heaviest aircraft ever built and largest wingspan of any operational aircraft. It was commonly used to transport objects once thought impossible to move by air, such as 130-ton generators, wind turbine blades, and diesel locomotives .