Tim B
29th February 2016, 08:44 AM
20 February 2016 © David Eyre
Confirming rumours circulating for months, the mighty six-engined Antonov An-225 Mriya (‘Dream’), is to visit Perth twice, during April 2016 (specific dates to be advised).
It is the longest and heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes, and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.
The aircraft will be delivering a generator for a resources company.
Registered UR-82060 and owned by Antonov Airlines (Antonov Design Bureau), the An-225 was designed and built by the Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s, when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. It is the only flying example.
The An-225 is reportedly expensive to operate – it is reportedly cheaper to use two An-124s than make one flight with the An-225, so it is only used to transport extremely large and heavy cargo loads that cannot be carried by the An-124
Confirming rumours circulating for months, the mighty six-engined Antonov An-225 Mriya (‘Dream’), is to visit Perth twice, during April 2016 (specific dates to be advised).
It is the longest and heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes, and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.
The aircraft will be delivering a generator for a resources company.
Registered UR-82060 and owned by Antonov Airlines (Antonov Design Bureau), the An-225 was designed and built by the Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s, when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. It is the only flying example.
The An-225 is reportedly expensive to operate – it is reportedly cheaper to use two An-124s than make one flight with the An-225, so it is only used to transport extremely large and heavy cargo loads that cannot be carried by the An-124