ANTONOV An-225 Mriya

Aircraft
Name: 
An-225 Mriya
Manufacturer: 
ANTONOV
Body: 
Wide
Wing: 
Fixed Wing
Position: 
High wing
Tail: 
Double fin, low set
WTC: 
H
Type Code: 
L6J
Engine: 
Jet
Engine Count: 
Multi
Position: 
Underwing mounted
Landing gear: 
Quadricycle retractable
Manufacturered as
ANTONOV An-225 Mriya
ANTONOV Mriya

A225

The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, NATO reporting name: 'Cossack') is a strategic airlift transport aircraft built by the Antonov Design Bureau, USSR. It is the world's largest fixed-wing aircraft. The design was an enlargement of the successful An-124 Ruslan.

The An-225 is commercially available for flying over-sized payloads due to the unique size of its cargo deck. Currently there is only one aircraft operating. MTOW: 640,000kg.

Technical Data
Wing span: 
88.50 m
Length: 
84.00 m
Height: 
18.10 m
Powerplant: 

6 x ZMKB Progress D-18 turbofans, 229.5kN each.

Engine Model: 
Progress D-18T
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2: 
195 kts
Distance: 
2500 m
MTOW: 
640000 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS: 
250 kts
ROC: 
1700 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS: 
330 kts
ROC: 
1900
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS: 
330 kts
ROC: 
1900 ft/min
MACH Climb
MACH: 
0.78
ROC: 
650 ft/min
Cruise
TAS: 
458 kts
MACH: 
0.78
Ceiling: 
450
Range: 
2425 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH: 
0.78
ROD: 
1500 ft/min
Descent (to FL100)
IAS: 
330 kts
ROD: 
2200 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS: 
250 kts
MCS: 
230 kts
ROD: 
1500 ft/min
Approach
Vapp (IAS): 
150 kts
Distance: 
n/a

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