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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
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 ...
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 ...
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.
ICAO aircraft type designators ICAO code [3] IATA type code Model A124: A4F: Antonov An-124 Ruslan: A140: A40: Antonov An-140: A148: A81: Antonov An-148: A158: A58: Antonov An-158