LEGENDARY
A225
Antonov An-225 Mriya
The Dream
“The largest aircraft ever built.”
Antonov · military
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Length
275 ft 7 in
Wingspan
290 ft 0 in
Max speed
459 kts
Range
8,000 nmi
Ceiling
36,000 ft
Engines
6x Progress D-18T
Crew
6
The An-225 Mriya ('Dream') was a six-engine giant built to carry the Soviet space shuttle. Only one was ever completed. It became the world's busiest outsized-cargo hauler before being destroyed in 2022 — a legend of aviation.
Fun fact
With a 290-foot wingspan and six engines, the Mriya could carry 250 tons — a single payload heavier than a fully loaded 737.
How to spot one
Six engines, twin vertical tails, impossibly long fuselage. There was only ever one.
One might be overhead right now.
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