The largest airplane in the world
Position on the upper part of the fuselage may be 70 meters long.
The Antonov An-225, originally developed specifically to implement the plan of Buran was an enlargement of the successful An-124 Antonov.
Holds the world record for a single article all cargo flown 189,980 and a total load of 253 820 kg flown.
A second An-225 was partially built in the 1980s for the Soviet space program.
The first An-225 was completed in 1988 and a second An-225 has been partially completed. The An-225 is completed business transactions with Antonov Airlines with large payloads.
The An-225 first flew 21 December 1988, a 74-minute flight from Kiev.
A second An-225 was partially built in the 1980s for the Soviet space program
The second An-225 includes a tailgate, and a redesigned tail with a single vertical stabilizer.
Original mission and objectives An-225 is almost identical to the shuttle aircraft carrier of the United States.
He also carried a load of 247,000 pounds on a commercial flight.
It was expected to be more effective for cargo transportation.
Six engines were removed Ivchenko Progress for use in An-124s, and a 225-second incomplete fuselage also stored.
The first An-225 was later re-engined and put into service.
The Antonov An-225 was designed for air Energia rocket boosters and the Buran space shuttle for the Soviet space program. It was developed as a replacement for the Myasishchev VM-T.
The aircraft was on static display at the Paris Air Show in 1989 and it flew during the public days of the Farnborough Airshow in 1990.
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