Category:Antonov An-225 Mriya
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, NATO reporting name: Cossack was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft, designed by the Soviet Union's Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. The An-225's name, Mriya (Мрiя) means "Dream" (Inspiration) in Ukrainian. It was the largest airplane in the world; it was the heaviest aircraft with a gross weight of 640 tonnes and the biggest heavier-than-air aircraft in terms of length and wingspan in operational service. The Antonov An-225, originally developed specifically to transport the Buran spaceplane, was an enlargement of the successful Antonov An-124. The first An-225 was completed in 1988 and a second An-225 has been partially completed. The completed An-225 was in commercial operation with Antonov Airlines carrying oversized payloads. Among its many records, it held the absolute world record for airlifted payload at 189,980 kilograms (418,834 pounds).
The only completed An-225 was destroyed by Russian bombing of Hostomel airport during Russian invasion to Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022.
This page lists all films that feature the Antonov An-225 Mriya.
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