March 18, 2020 The Antonov An-225 Mriya (mriya stands for 'dream' or 'inspiration') 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. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. The first and only An-225 was completed in 1988. After successfully fulfilling its Soviet military missions (see picture below), 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),[5][6] and an airlifted total payload of 253,820 kg (559,580 lb).[7][8] It has also transported a payload of 247,000 kg on a commercial flight. On the video below you can see the take-off of the superheavy Ukrainian An-225 Mriya aircraft, filmed from its cockpit.
Antonov An-225 with Soviet space shuttle Buran on top (1989)
The airlifter holds the absolute world records for an airlifted single-item payload of 189,980 kilograms (418,830 pounds),[5][6] and an airlifted total payload of 253,820 kg (559,580 lb).[7][8] It has also transported a payload of 247,000 kg on a commercial flight. On the video below you can see the take-off of the superheavy Ukrainian An-225 Mriya aircraft, filmed from its cockpit.
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