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Antonov 225 buran shuttle1/17/2024 ![]() This was an essential piece in order to allow the plane to carry any large, heavy external loads, such as the space shuttles, that would normally disturb the airflow around a conventional tail. The empennage design was changed from a single vertical stabilizer to a twin tail with a long horizontal stabilizer. ![]() Contrary to AN-124, to save the weight, AN-225 does not have the rear cargo doors. With that being said, they had to redesign the whole inside to accommodate this. The plan was not to just extend the fuselage, but to enlarge the wingspan and to add two engines. To save some time and money, they used many concepts from Mriya’s little brother, Ruslan (Antonov AN-124), although the new aircraft was going to be uniquely different in many ways. The task was assigned to Antonov Design Bureau. Similar to the Americans who used the modified Boing 747 to carry the space shuttles on the back of the plane, the Soviets wanted to use AN-225 for their Buran space shuttle. The idea of manufacturing such an aircraft began in the 80’s as the Soviet space program decided to transport the parts of Energia rockets to the Baikonur Cosmodrome by air. It had carried one 117 ton turbo-generator for the alumina refinery in Australia with a final destination at the Perth International Airport, which was the first time AN-225 had ever landed in Australia. On May 10, 2016, Mriya landed at the Prague International Airport and the Allyn team had the amazing opportunity to see the aircraft up close and take a guided tour provided by Antonov Airlines representatives. 9 ½ in.) long wind turbine blades from Tianjin, China to Skrydstrup, Denmark on June 11, 2010. The longest pieces ever shipped were two 42 m (137 ft. The maximum total payload that was ever shipped before was 253,820 kg (559,577 lb) on a flight from Kyiv to Odesa in Ukraine on September 11, 2001. On August 11, 2009, the heaviest single piece, a generator for a gas power plant, was shipped from Frankfurt, Germany to Yerevan, Armenia weighing 189,980 kg (418,834 lb.). It is powered by six turbofan engines with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons (710 short tons). The whole fuselage of Airbus A-320 can easily fit into its cargo hold. Aircraft Scale Models: 100Aero (6), ACE Arwico Collectors Edition (24), ADB Antonov Licensed (5), Aero Classics (371), AH Models (25), Air Commander (1), Air Force 1 models (26), Albatros Models (4), Amercom Models (1), ARD200 Models (35), Authentic Models (9), Aviaboss (11), Aviación Store (1), Aviation 200 (46), Aviation 400 (63), Aviation 72 (47), B Models (44), Big Bird (5), BT400 (4), Buchannan Models (4), Calibre Wings (19), Century Wings (5), Compass Models (2), Corgi (68), Dassault (28), Diecast Models (2), Dragon (1), Dream Air (1), D`Agostini (2), Easy Model (11), El Aviador Models (19), Executive Series (3), Falcon Models (1), Fantasy Wings (11), Fantasy Wings (33), Forces of Valor (21), Gemini Aces (4), Gemini Jets (491), Herpa Wings (599), Hobbymaster (550), Hogan (179), HYJL Wings (7), Inflight 200 (392), J Fox Models (100), JC Wings (966), JP60 AERO MODELOS (6), KB Wings (3), Kum Model (94), Lupa (30), Matthys M.Antonov AN-225 Mriya (Dream or Inspiration in English) with civil registration UR-82060 is the biggest aircraft ever built.
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