The document provides information about the Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft, including its specifications and dimensions. It is the largest aircraft ever built, with a length of 84 meters and wingspan of 88.4 meters. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 600,000 kg and is powered by 6 turbofan engines, each producing over 50,000 pounds of thrust. The An-225 was designed as a strategic airlift cargo carrier and can carry payloads of up to 250,000 kg.
2. Operators
Ukraine
Antonov Airlines
Russian Air Force
Specifications (An-225)
Orthographically projected diagram of the An-225 Mriya.
Data from Vectorsite[1], Antonov's Heavy Transports[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)
* Wingspan: 88.40 m (290 ft 2 in)
* Height: 18.1 m (59.3 ft)
* Wing area: 905.0 m² (9,743.7 ft²)
* Cargo Volume: 1300 m³ (45913.8 ft³)
* Empty weight: 175,000 kg (385,800 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 600,000 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:
o With maximum fuel: 15,400 km (9,570 mi)
o 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
10. 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 on
the west side of the airport. It seen here parked on a taxiway and the crew are
preparing the aircraft for the loading procedure.
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12. 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 immense
size 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 EMA.
51. One of the six ZMKB Progress Lotarev D-18T turbofan with 51.590 pounds of thrust
each...
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54. First flight of the An-225 was December 21, 1988. Here on static display at Paris
Air Show 1989, it was also the first appearance in the west for the "Mriya". On the roof
rack the soviet space ship "Buran".
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57. Aircraft length 275.7 feet, wingspan 290 feet (almost as long as a football field!).