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Soviet Union Antonov Airlines for Soviet Buran program, the company (and aircraft) passed to Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Ukraine Antonov Airlines for commercial operations from 3 January 2002, until 24 February 2022, the sole aircraft was destroyed during the Battle of Antonov Airport.
== Variants == An-224 Original proposal with a rear cargo door. None were built. An-225 Variant without the rear cargo door. One built, second aircraft in incomplete state. An-225-100 Designation applied to the An-225 after its 2000 modernization. Upgrades included a traffic collision avoidance system, improved communications and navigation equipment, and noise reduction features. An-325
Proposed enlarged, eight-engined aircraft, specifically designed to launch spacecraft of various purposes into orbit. Initially designed for the MAKS program, the An-325 eventually evolved to a joint cooperation between British Aerospace and the Soviet Ministry of Aviation Industry as a part of the Interim HOTOL program. It remains unbuilt. AKS Intended to carry the Tupolev OOS air-launch-to-orbit spaceplane; a twin-fuselage design consisting of two An-225 fuselages, with the OOS to be carried under the raised center wing. Multiple engine configurations were proposed, ranging from 18 Progress D-18T turbofans to as many as 40 engines, with placements both above and below the wings. An alternative design for the AKS was to use entirely new fuselages, each with a single tail. The AKS was deemed unfeasible, and no prototypes were ever built.
== Specifications ==
Data from Antonov's Heavy Transports, and othersGeneral characteristics Crew: 6; 2 pilots, 2 navigators, and 2 flight engineers Capacity: 253.82 tonnes (559,600 lb)
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 kilograms (660,000 lb) 375,000 L (82,488 imp gal; 99,065 US gal) 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 (530 mph, 460 kn) Cruise speed: 800 km/h (500 mph, 430 kn) Range: 15,400 km (9,600 mi, 8,300 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
== See also ==
Related development
Antonov An-124 Ruslan Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Myasishchev VM-T
Related lists
List of large aircraft List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
== Further reading == Prisco, Jacopo (21 July 2020). "The AN-225: How the Cold War created the world's largest airplane". CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
== Notes ==
== References ==
=== Citations ===
=== Bibliography === Eisenstein, Paul (January 2003). "World's biggest plane". Popular Mechanics. Vol. 180, no. 1. Hearst Magazines. ISSN 0032-4558. Fricker, John (February 1990). "Heavy Lifters". Popular Mechanics. Vol. 167, no. 2. Hearst Magazines. ISSN 0032-4558. Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy; Komissarov, Sergey (3 September 2004). "The Six-Engined Dream". Antonov's Heavy Transports: Big Lifters for War & Peace. Red Star. Vol. 18. Midland. ISBN 978-1-85780-182-8. OCLC 173497301. OL 9001238M. Jackson, Paul, ed. (1 October 1995). Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1995-96 (86th ed.). Janes Information Group. pp. 443–445. ISBN 978-0-7106-1262-5. ISSN 0075-3017. LCCN sn89029177. OCLC 712741184. OL 11240837M. van Pelt, Michael (24 May 2017). Dream Missions: Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities. New York, US: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-53941-6.
== External links ==
Official An-225 web page An-225 – buran-energia.com