Antonov An-225 Mriya is a big plane and was once the largest aircraft in the world before being defeated by Stratolaunch plane. Antonov An-225 Mriya is a cargo plane owned by Ukraine.
Mriya himself in the Ukrainian language is "Inspiration", the story of the beginning of the journey of this plane can be spelled very sad. Here's an overview of Antonov Mriya:
Main Function
Function : Cargo Aircraft
Number of crew: 6 people
Dimensions
Length: 84 Meters (from snout to tail)
Wingspan: 88.4 Meters (Longer than the length of the body)
Height: 18.2 meters
Empty Weight: 250.5 Ton
Maximum weight that can be reached: 600 Ton
Ability
Maximum Speed: 850 km/hour
Cruising power: 15,400km (per once fuel)
Synopsis:
Antonov An-225 Mriya is a cargo plane belonging to Ukraine, when it was first created this aircraft is not a cargo plane, but a plane carrying the spacecraft Buran. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the era of 1989-1991 and split into 18 new countries. This aircraft had a stalled for a long time.
It was not until May 2001 that the program of the aircraft was raised again after a long halt. And immediately the government issued an operating license for An-225. In January 2002, An-225 made its first mission as a cargo plane carrying 187.5 tonnes of food for US military forces in the Middle East. Here are some of photo collections An-225:
Cockpit
Rear cargo
Preparation of refueling
An-225 front view
An-225 is about to take off
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