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"antnov an-225 myria ." //vince lewis//. vince lewis, nd. Web. 21 Sep. 2010. . The biggest plane in the world is the antonov 225 or called the myria Taking off is not a problem as the An-225 is powered by 6 massive ZMKB Ivchenko Progress D-18 Turbofan Jet engines producing 303,600lbs
 * It is classified as a strategic air lifter
 * Was constructed by the antonov design bureau in Ukraine
 * First built in 1988 as a derivative from the antonov an 124
 * There were only two an-225 ever built
 * Many people believe that you only need two because of there huge size
 * The an-225 took it’s first flight on the 21st of December in 1988
 * The two planes are both commissioned today
 * However there is only one that is in operation
 * The registration number is ur-82060
 * Not a military plane
 * Can carry any one’s luggage
 * Any where in the world
 * Capacity of 550,000lbs in his cargo hold
 * And 440,000lbs in the upper fuselage
 * The upper fuselage is on the out side
 * The intended use was for the Russians use this plane to transport the buran space shuttle orbiter from place to place
 * The fall of the soviet union in 1990 changed their plans
 * The other plane is just sitting in a huge hanger collecting dust
 * Has a crew of six
 * 2 pilots
 * 2 flight engineers
 * Navigator and communications officer
 * Maximum pay load 551,200lbs of cargo
 * 275ft long
 * 290 ft wing span
 * 60 ft high at the tip of the tail
 * Cargo door opens up on the front of the plane at a whooping 14 ft tall 21 ft across
 * Cargo hold is 141 ft long
 * Cargo door makes up the front of the nose and huge hydraulic rams to open the door
 * While the other hydraulic ramp emerges to allow the cargo ingress and egrees into the hold
 * The world record maximum take off weight of the an-225 along with the plane its self was a whooping 1,332,750lbs
 * The an-225 needs 3,500 meters before it can take off
 * Has a 32 wheeled landing gear