An-225 Mriya

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The Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane is shown on a runway towing the Soviet Buran space shuttle on its back at the 1989 Paris Airshow.

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An-225 Mriya

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Also known as: Antonov An-225

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Defying Gravity
7 of the Biggest Things That Ever Flew: Antonov An-225
The massive Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane is the largest aircraft in use today. Powered by six turbofan engines, the Ukrainian-built transport can carry loads weighing as much as 250 tons, and it was initially designed to serve as a carrier for the…
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The massive Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane is the largest aircraft in use today. Powered by six turbofan engines, the Ukrainian-built transport can carry loads weighing as much as 250 tons, and it was initially designed to serve as a carrier for the…
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Military aircraft
…several transports, among them the An-225 Mriya, a six-turbofan design originally conceived to carry oversized external loads piggyback-style for the Soviet space program.
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…several transports, among them the An-225 Mriya, a six-turbofan design originally conceived to carry oversized external loads piggyback-style for the Soviet space program.
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