ANTONOV 225




Designed and manufactured by Antónov in the RSS of Ukraine (Soviet Union) during the 1980s

First flight 21 December 1988

It is known as Mriya (Мрія) means "dream" in Ukrainian.

It was originally designed to transport the shuttle Buran.


It's the heaviest cargo in the world, included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Antonov An-225 has 32 wheels spread across its oversized landing gear

640 tonnes maximum take-off weight , aproximality the weight of 10 Airbus 320



Each engine, in total 6, provides a thrust of 24 tons. 
Progress D-18T Turbofan


The fuel consumption of all engines is about 18-22 tons (19.8 – 24.3 short tons) per hour of flight

This plane needs two pilots and four flight engineers 

To be able to fly this plane, you need 5 years of study 

As a curiosity, one of the pilots of the Antonov 225 is called Dimitri Antonov




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: more than 300,000 kg (661,000 lb)[56]
  • Cargo hold – volume 1,300 m3 (46,000 cu ft), 43.35 m (142.2 ft) long × 6.4 m (21 ft) wide × 4.4 m (14 ft) tall
  • Powerplant: 6 × Progress D-18T turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) thrust each
Performance
  • Maximum speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 800 km/h (500 mph, 430 kn)
  • Range: 15,400 km (9,600 mi, 8,300 nmi) with maximum fuel; range with 200 tonnes payload: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
  • Wing loading: 662.9 kg/m2 (135.8 lb/sq ft)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.234



Currently this aircraft is used in different sectors as cargo:




If you want to know more: https://www.antonov.com/en/history/an-225-mriya

and if you want, you can see this documentary video:


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