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One Aircraft I Would Love to See in Person

A friend of ours sent out these pics this week that were taken in Las Vegas. The aircraft? The only one of its kind --a Russian Antonov 225. It is also the largest aircraft in the world. Wingspan on this baby? About the length of a football field.

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The airplane was delivering a power transformer for Nevada Power, which had been manufactured in Turkey. I wonder what the air freight charges were on that shipment?

In case you're interested, here are the aircraft's specs.

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

Posted by Holly on November 10, 2006 12:49 PM |

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