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The Antonov An-225 Mriya Aircraft

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Sp ecifications (An-225)Orthogra phically projected diagram of the An-225 Mriya.

Data from Vectorsite[1], Antonov's Heavy Trans ports[11]

General characteristics

* Crew: 6* Payload: 250,000 kg (550,000 lb)* Door dimensions: 440 x 640 cm (14.4 x 21.0 ft)

* Length: 84 m (275.6 ft)* Wings pan: 88.40 m (290 ft 2 in)* Height: 18.1 m (59.3 ft)* Wing area: 905.0 m (9,743.7 ft)* Cargo Volume: 1300 m (45913.8 ft)* Em pty weight: 175,000 kg (385,800 lb)* Max takeoff weight: 600,000 kg (1,323,000 lb)* Power plant: 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 s peed: 850 km/h (460 knots, 530 m ph)* Cruise s peed: 800 km/h (430 knots, 500 m ph)* Range:

o With maximum fuel: 15,400 km (9,570 mi)o With maximum payload: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)

* S ervice ceiling: 11,000 m (36,100 ft)* Wing loading: 662.9 kg/m (135.5 lb/ft)* Thrust/weight: 0.234

OperatorsUkraine

Antonov Airlines

Russian Air Force


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Huge but graceful.

Designed as a cargo carrier.


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Three of it s six powerful engines.


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S ee more of this large bird.


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Impressive!


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Airborne with landing gears extended


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A great Christmas present: "Mriya" visits Amsterdam. Our airport has a lot of bridges that could not handle the weight of the 225 so the aircraft had to stay onthe west side of the airport. It seen here parked on a taxiway and the crew arepreparing the aircraft for the loading procedure.


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The massive AN-225 Mriya ( NATO name Cossak) never fails to impress,this head on close up does not include all six engines but illustrates the immensesize of the aircraft and how similar it is to its sister aircraft the AN124.It also shows the mounts used for the carrying the Buran shuttle.The aircraft was departing back to Kiev on a ferry flight from EM A.


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O n The Edge O f Darkness


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Departing Prestwick from a wet Runway 13 at 7pm, this aircraft always bringsout the Photographers no matter the weather as you can see here.


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Definitely unusual to see this huge beast come and go from Memphis International.


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Coming into land on RW 3-1 .


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Loading process with cable -rolls with lowered front gear. A/c took off with 3hrs delay.


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The enormous flight deck of the worlds biggest aircraft.


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Impressive dimensions


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Impressive gear!


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Nose wheels


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Left flight instruments panel


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Huge Bird with wings out streatched


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Impressive cock p it


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Sp ot the biggest bird in the world in front of CGNs tower, nice to see.


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S topp ing at Keflavik for fuel and crew rest while carrying relief equi pment to the U S Aafter hurricane Katrina


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M ost noticeable aspect of the M riya cockpit are the six engine throttle levers.


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Under construction at Aviant-Kiev Aviation Plant. Its my dream to see thisMriya in the air.


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Hundreds of peo p le are watching you... say 'cheese'...


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Flight O perators Cabin


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Picture details of the rear pax cabin and kitchen


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S torage for crew sho pp ing and a change room. Note the Ukrainian flag on theuniform sleeve.


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Upp er level, crew rest area


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One of the crew rest areas on the An-225 Mriya.


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One of the An-225 Mriya flight engineers was p resent and hard at work in thecock it .


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The world's largest air cargo cabin (43m long).


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Closeu p of the six thrust levers


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You can't believe how much wiring/electronics are needed to power this huge airliner


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S ix thrust levers ! The nose is raised.


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One of the six ZMKB Progress Lotarev D-18T turbofan with 51.590 pounds of thrust


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First flight of the An-225 was December 21, 1988. Here on static dis p lay at Paris Air S how 1989, it was also the first a pp earance in the west for the "Mriya". On theroof rack the soviet s pace shi p "Buran".


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Aircraft length 275.7 feet, wings pan 290 feet (almost as long as a football field!).


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A/C makes a"dirty" at the Abbotsford Air S how.


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