ANTONOV AN-225. The largest aroplane ever. Made by ANTONOV of RUSSIA. General characteristics • Crew: 6 • Length: 84 m (275 ft 7 in) • Wingspan: 88.4 m (290 ft 0 in) • Height: 18.1 m (59 ft 5 in) • Wing area: 905 m2 (9,740 sq ft) • Aspect ratio: 8.6 • Empty weight: 285,000 kg (628,317 lb) • Max takeoff weight: 640,000 kg (1,410,958 lb) • Fuel capacity: 300000 kg • Cargo hold – volume 1,300m3, length 43.35m, width 6.4m, height 4.4m • Powerplant: 6 × ZMKB Progress D-18 turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) thrust each Performance • Maximum speed: 850 km/h (528 mph; 459 kn) • Cruising speed: 800 km/h (497 mph; 432 kn) • Range: 15,400 km (9,569 mi; 8,315 nmi) with maximum fuel; range with maximum payload: 4,000 km (2,500 mi) • Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,089 ft) • Wing loading: 662.9 kg/m2 (135.8 lb/sq ft) • Thrust/weight: 0.234 The Antonov An-225 Mriya, (NATO reporting name: Cossack) is a strategic airlift transport airplane that was built by Antonov (ASTC). It was designed for the Soviet space program as a replacement for the Myasishchev M-4 Bison for the purpose of carrying the Energia rocket boosters and to also be able to carry the Buran space shuttle in piggy-back mode much the same as the American Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.The An-225 first flew on 21 December, 1988. Only one An-225 is currently in service. It is commercially available for carrying ultra heavy and/or oversize freight. It can carry up to 227 metric tons (250 short tons) of cargo. A second An-225 was partially built in connection with the Soviet space program but was never finished. This unit is finally nearing completion as of 2005. The construction of further units will depend upon demand for oversize cargolifting.At 600 metric tons, the An-225 is the worlds heaviest aircraft, although its wingspan is less than that of the Spruce Goose, Howard Hughes flying boat, which never flew more a single, short, low-altitude test flight. Both the An-124 and An-225 are larger than the C-5 Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the U.S. inventory. The An-225 is also larger than the Airbus A380
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