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Jbb
01-20-2006, 06:01 PM
A friend sent me this;
A little excitement at McCarran Airport Las Vegas. The world's largest aircraft (Russian Antonov 225).
It was here to deliver a very large power transformer for Nevada Power, that was built in Turkey.
Note the wingspan is just about a football field.......
Some of the specs are:
Wingspan........290 Ft.
Height.....59.4 Ft.
Length.....276 Ft.
Number of wheels..24
Max T.O. weight.....1,322,750# (A little over 660 Tons!)
Max payload...551,150# (Over 275 Tons)
Engines....six Lotarev D-18T turbofans
Max speed at altitude.....530 MPH
Cruise speed....495 MPH
Range......8310 NM
Only one aircraft built.....sorry not for sale...
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cxr133
01-20-2006, 06:03 PM
is this bigger than those airbus planes i keep hearing about??

Jbb
01-20-2006, 06:08 PM
I think it can lift more than the super guppy....
http://www.youngeagles.org/photos/gallery/Unusual/AirbusIndSuper%20Guppy_1.jpg

Old Texan
01-20-2006, 06:08 PM
How the h-ll much runway does that thing need to take off?

Racer277
01-20-2006, 06:10 PM
is this bigger than those airbus planes i keep hearing about??
Yes, about 25% bigger...

Jbb
01-20-2006, 06:13 PM
How the h-ll much runway does that thing need to take off?
Takeoff run: apprx. 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) with maximum payload
read more about it ....here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Antonov-225_main_landing_gear.jpg/518px-Antonov-225_main_landing_gear.jpg

Jbb
01-20-2006, 06:15 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Giant_Plane_Comparison.jpg/448px-Giant_Plane_Comparison.jpg

Boatcop
01-20-2006, 06:17 PM
McCarren Huh?
Wonder if its next stop was Groom Lake?

Hardly Satisfied
01-20-2006, 06:46 PM
That plane is a MONSTER

Panic Button
01-20-2006, 08:06 PM
Old news... That is from 2004 when it landed.