The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Soviet Union's Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. The An-225's name, Mriya means "Dream" in Ukrainian. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. A second airframe was partially built; its completion was halted because of lack of funding and interest. The Antonov An-225, originally developed specifically to transport the Buran spaceplane , was an enlargement of the successful Antonov An-124 . The airlifter holds the absolute world records for an airlifted single item payload of 189,980 kilograms (418,834 pounds), and an airlifted total payload of 253,820 kilograms (559,577 pounds). It has also transported a payload of 247,000 kilograms (545,000 pounds) on a commercial flight.
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This Jet is very amazing
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crazy
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wth ? i though the an225 was russan not Ukrainian
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Volume is irritatingly low.
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Hidenburg is the biggest aircraft
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We have to build 10 more.Im very very proud of slavic nations! Im 25% Ukrainian.
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Antonov State Company and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. In 1952, the Bureau was relocated to Kiev, a city with a rich aviation history.
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bird: oh you made the world's largest jetliner?
it would be a shame if I kamikaze dive into the engine causing a flame out forcing it into a dive -
the Hercules puts this to shame
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THE BEST...VERY GOOD VERY...MADE IN UKRAINE
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but the real question is can the An-225 land at Lukla Nepal XD
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VERY GOOD VERY...MADE IN UKRAINE
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Antonio 225, a great example of the Soviet power, engineering and technology, glory to the Soviet Union
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Makes the C-5 look like a piper cub. Also a much better looking aircraft rally like the dual tails.. Would make a super scary bomber as it is 12 x more powerful than a B-52.
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Only one built because it is way too expensive than any other cargo plane in the world and i can't believe china wants one
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VERY GOOD VERY...MADE IN UKRAINE
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OneDragon is right China is able to construct those fat chubby flying birds known as the Antonov an-225 airplane because Ukraine gave China that right.
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Simply marvelous