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GIANTS OF THE AIR

THE ANTONOV

 

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ANTONOV  An 22  ANTHEUS
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THE BIGEST AIRPLANE ON THE WORLD IN 1965 UNTIL  LOCKHEED INTRODUCED THE GALAXY IN 1968. 66 UNITS MADE. THERE IS A NONECERTAIN NUMBER STILL IN GOOD CONDITION BUT ANTONOV USES ONE OF THEM TO TRANSPORT THE WINGS OF AN 124, OCCUPYING IN THIS TASK ALL THE LENGTH OF THEIR FUSELAGE. ANTHEUS  WAS A GIANT OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND ITS FORCE DEPENDED TO MAINTAIN ITS FEET ON THE EARTH.

 

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ANTONOV  AN124  RUSLAN
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IT WAS PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE AIRSHOW OF PARIS IN 1985. IT COMPETED WITH THE GALAXY LIKE THE AIRPLANE OF GREATER DIMENSIONS OF THE WORLD. ITS PRODUCTION STILL CONTINUES IN KIEV, UKRAINE AND ULYANOVSK, RUSSIA.
 

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ANTONOV  An 225  MRIYA
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Photographic  author: Olaf Juergensmeier

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CONCEIVED TO TRANSPORT LOADS OF GREAT SIZE, ITS FUSELAGE STRETCHED 50 FEET RESPECT TO ITS PREDECESSOR, AN 124. THE 290 FEET OF WINGSPAN HAVE BEEN ONLY SURPASSED BY HISTORICAL SPRUCE GOOSE OF THE MULTIMILLIONAIRE HOWARD HUGHES WHO COUNTED ON A SURFACE OF WING OF 11,430 SQUARE FEET, BEING UNDISPUTEDLY, THE GREATER AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTED BY THE MAN.
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COMPARATIVE  ENGINEERING DATAS

PLANE FIRST FLIGHT WINGSPAN (FT) LENGTH  (FT) WING AREA (SQ FT) GROSS WEIGHT (LBS) ENGINES
AN 22 1965 211 189 3.713 550.000 4   SHP KUZNETSOV NK-12NV 15,000 LBS
AN 124 1984 240 227 6.760 890.000 4   DT-18T 51,590 LBS
AN 225 1988 290 275 10.280 1.300.000 6   DT-18T 51,590 LBS
GALAXY 1968 222 247 6.200 769.000 4  GE TF-39 50,000 LBS