Antonov An-225 Mriya
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The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a Ukrainian-built strategic airlift cargo aircraft, famous as the heaviest and largest airplane ever constructed, designed to transport oversized payloads such as space shuttles and massive industrial equipment.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antonov An-225 Mriya canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strategic airlift cargo aircraft
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ wide-body aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | very large transport aircraft ⓘ |
| cargoHoldHeight | 4.4 m ⓘ |
| cargoHoldLength | 43.35 m ⓘ |
| cargoHoldWidth | 6.4 m ⓘ |
| configuration |
fixed-wing
ⓘ
high-wing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Antonov An-124 Ruslan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Antonov Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
transporting Buran space shuttle
ⓘ
transporting oversized cargo ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 2022-02-27 ⓘ |
| destructionLocation | Hostomel, Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Progress D-18T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed during Battle of Antonov Airport ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1988-12-21 ⓘ |
| height | 18.1 m ⓘ |
| IATADesignator | A2 ⓘ |
| ICAOTypeDesignator | A225 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| landingGearConfiguration | 32-wheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 84 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Antonov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumPayload |
250000 kg
ⓘ
551000 lb ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight |
1400000 lb
ⓘ
640000 kg ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Mriya means "Dream" in Ukrainian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Антонов Ан-225 "Мрія" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
external cargo mounting points for space shuttle
ⓘ
nose-loading cargo door with kneeling nose gear ⓘ pressurized cargo hold ⓘ |
| notableUse |
humanitarian aid missions
ⓘ
transport of heavy generators ⓘ transport of large industrial equipment ⓘ transport of wind turbine components ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Antonov Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBase |
Antonov Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hostomel Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Antonov Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
outsize cargo transport
ⓘ
strategic airlifter ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin-tail ⓘ |
| wingspan | 88.4 m ⓘ |
| worldRecord |
heaviest aircraft ever built
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highest single-item airlifted payload ⓘ highest total airlifted payload ⓘ largest wingspan of any operational aircraft at time of service ⓘ |
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