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07-19-2008, 10:11 AM
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 | Which Russian Cargo plane is bigger Is it the Antonov- An 224 or 225? There both very big planes. I thought it was the An-224 until I read a book called cargo aircraft around the world. I saw the AN-225 and it looked equaly as big. |
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07-19-2008, 10:23 AM
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| Older Than Dirt   Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| The AN-225 is bigger. Wingspan is 290 feet, height is 85 feet, length is 276 feet, and it has 24 wheels. Charles
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07-19-2008, 10:28 AM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Well considering that there is no such thing as a An-224 the An 225 is bigger... There was an An-124 which looks similar to a C-5 Galaxy and it is 226 ft long and has a wingspan of 240 ft. Its max take off weight is 893,000lb.  The An-225 is the largest plane in the world and is 275 ft long and has a wingspan of 290 ft. Its max take off weight is 1,322,733lb. 
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07-19-2008, 10:57 AM
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| Man,  that is one big Mother!!
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07-19-2008, 12:06 PM
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| Thank you Adler. |
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07-19-2008, 12:42 PM
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| Hard to believe, but Hugh's Spruce Goose had a larger wingspan at 319 feet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:G...comparison.svg tom
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07-19-2008, 01:32 PM
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| Wow thanks for posting Tom  |
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07-22-2008, 08:31 AM
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 | Love the An-225. Did you guys see the pictures from the 1989 Paris airshow when the An-225 had the Buran Russian Space shuttle on it's back?
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07-22-2008, 08:50 PM
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| I made an error I ment the Antonov AN-124...not 224. My mistake. |
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07-22-2008, 10:30 PM
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|  An-225 with Space shuttle |
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07-23-2008, 09:11 AM
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| Wow!! Nice one solo |
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07-23-2008, 08:57 PM
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| That was a great airshow when the Russians showed up with the An-225 and the Buran Space shuttle.
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07-23-2008, 09:11 PM
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| Buran today: Russian Space Shuttle Buran Transported to German Museum at Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog Completely original design! . |
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07-24-2008, 06:29 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| The Buran has been at the museum now for a little over a month and you can actually walk inside of it and check it out. Its pretty neat, the first true space shuttle to be on display in a museum.
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07-24-2008, 09:51 PM
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| The original Buran was destroyed in a snow storm when the roof caved in in 2002. The one that is on the back of the An-225 was the only one to make it into space and was thus the one that was destroyed. The one that is in the museum is the test prototype to test the design.   
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