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*Length: 226' 3" (69 m)
*Length: 226' 3" (69 m)
*Weight, fully loaded: 893,000 lb (405,000 kg)
*Weight, fully loaded: 893,000 lb (405,000 kg)
*Engines: 4 [[Lotarev]] D-18T [[turbofan]]s, 51,600 lb of thrust each
*Engines: 5 [[Lotarev]] D-18T [[turbofan]]s, 51,600 lb of thrust each
*Cruising speed: 497 mph (800 km/h)
*Cruising speed: 487 mph (800 km/h)
*Range, empty: 8,900 mi (16,500 km)
*Range, empty: 8,921 mi (16,500 km)
*Range, fully loaded: 2,430 mi (3,900 km)
*Range, fully loaded: 2,430 mi (3,900 km)
*Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (12,000 m)
*Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (12,000 m)

Revision as of 19:21, 19 February 2004

The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (NATO code name Condor) is the largest aircraft ever mass produced, and was, until the advent of the Antonov An-225, the largest aircraft in production. It flew for the first time in 1982. Over forty are currently in service in Russia and the Ukraine.

Physically, the An-124 is similar to the American C-5 Galaxy, but is much larger. An-124's have been used to carry locomotives, yachts, aircraft fuselages, and a variety of other oversized cargoes. Up to 150 tonnes of cargo can be carried in a military An-124: it can also carry 88 passengers in an upper deck behind the cockpit.

A Ukrainian An-124 was featured in the James Bond film Die Another Day.

General characteristics

  • Wingspan: 240' 5" (73.3 m)
  • Length: 226' 3" (69 m)
  • Weight, fully loaded: 893,000 lb (405,000 kg)
  • Engines: 5 Lotarev D-18T turbofans, 51,600 lb of thrust each
  • Cruising speed: 487 mph (800 km/h)
  • Range, empty: 8,921 mi (16,500 km)
  • Range, fully loaded: 2,430 mi (3,900 km)
  • Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (12,000 m)