Mriya

Edit: 28/2/22: Im not going to get political. But, she may have been destroyed by Russian forces. Nothing set. There are many people who will rebuild her. I will say this is symbolic without getting too political but....Im angry and hopeful. I will say here that despite everything my thoughts are still with the people of Ukraine. I hope you can pull through this united. And maybe one day the queen will be rebuilt anew.


A tribute



(I know she has a new paint job but Im going with her retro design because it was easier to scry cx)


Also please go check out Loone's Mriya
(they even got the new livery aa)


Biggest aircraft still flying? Love it



Sguardo verso il ciel, saprai
Lì a casa il cuore sentirai
Gaze towards the sky, you'll know that
that is where your heart will feel at home


Just
Most majestic sounds

How does it stay in the air

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Role: Strategic airlifter National origin: Soviet Union Design group: Antonov Built by: Antonov Serial Production Plant First flight: 21 December 1988 Status: In service Primary user: Antonov Airlines Produced: 1985 Number built: 1 Developed from: Antonov An-124 General characteristics Crew: 6 Length: 84 m (275 ft 7 in) Wingspan: 88.4 m (290 ft 0 in) Height: 18.1 m (59 ft 5 in) Wing area: 905 m2 (9,740 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 8.6 Empty weight: 285,000 kg (628,317 lb) Max takeoff weight: 640,000 kg (1,410,958 lb) Fuel capacity: more than 300,000 kg (661,000) lbs Cargo hold: volume 1,300 m3 (46,000 cu ft), 43.35 m (142.2 ft) long × 6.4 m (21 ft) wide × 4.4 m (14 ft) tall Powerplant: 6 × Progress D-18T turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) thrust each Performance Maximum speed: 850 km/h (528 mph; 459 kn) Cruise speed: 800 km/h (497 mph; 432 kn) Range: 15,400 km (9,569 mi; 8,315 nmi) with maximum fuel; range with 200 tonnes payload: 4,000 km (2,500 mi) Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft) Wing loading: 662.9 kg/m2 (135.8 lb/sq ft) Thrust/weight: 0.234 The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration', NATO reporting name: "Cossack") is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes (710 short tons; 630 long tons). It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. The single example built has the Ukrainian civil registration UR-82060. A second airframe with a slightly different configuration was partially built. Its construction was halted in 1994 because of lack of funding and interest, but revived briefly in 2009, bringing it to 60–70% completion. On 30 August 2016, Antonov agreed to complete the second airframe for Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (not to be confused with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China) as a prelude to AICC commencing series production.

The Antonov An-225, initially developed for the task of transporting the Buran spaceplane, was an enlargement of the successful Antonov An-124. The first and only An-225 was completed in 1988. After successfully fulfilling its Soviet military missions, it was mothballed for eight years. It was then refurbished and re-introduced, and is in commercial operation with Antonov Airlines carrying oversized payloads. The airlifter holds the absolute world records for an airlifted single-item payload of 189,980 kilograms (418,830 pounds), and an airlifted total payload of 253,820 kg (559,580 lb). It has also transported a payload of 247,000 kg (545,000 lb) on a commercial flight.

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