ANTANOV AN-225,The Biggest Cargo Aircraft
A strategic airlift cargo aircraft, designed by the Antonov
Design Bureau in the 1980s. It is the world's heaviest aircraft. The
design, built in order to transport the Buran orbiter, was an
enlargement of the successful An-124 Ruslan. The An-225's
name, Mriya (Мрiя) means "Dream" (Inspiration)
in Ukrainian. The first An-225 was completed in 1988 and a second An-225
has been partially completed. The one An-225 is in commercial operation with
the Antonov Airlines carrying oversized payloads.
Specfications (An-225)
General characteristics
Crew: 6
Payload: 250,000 kg (550,000 lb)
Door
dimensions: 440 x 640
cm (14.4 x 21 ft)
Length: 84 m (275.6 ft)
Wingspan: 88.4 m (290 ft 2 in)
Height: 18.1 m (59.3 ft)
Wing area: 905 m2 (9,743.7 ft2))
Aspect
ratio: 8.6
Cargo
Volume: 1,300 m3 (46,000
cu ft)
Empty
weight: 285,000 kg
(628,315 lb)
Max.
takeoff weight: 640,000
kg (1,323,000 lb)
Powerplant: 6 × ZMKB Progress
D-18 turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) each
Takeoff
run: 3,500 m
(11,500 ft) with maximum payload
Performance
Maximum
speed: 850 km/h (460
knots, 530 mph)
Cruise
speed: 800 km/h (430
knots, 500 mph)
Range: ** With maximum fuel: 15,400
km (9,570 mi)
With
maximum payload: 4,000 km
(2,500 mi))
Service
ceiling: 11,000 m
(36,100 ft)
Wing
loading: 662.9 kg/m²
(135.5 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.234
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