Herpa Wings 570176 Antonov An-124 Ruslan Polet Cargo Airlines 1:1000 Flugzeug • EUR 69,90 (2024)

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How many Antonov 124 cargo planes are there? ›

About this aircraft

The first AN-124 flight took place in December 1982 and the AN-124 was introduced at the 1985 Paris Air Show. Since the aircraft entered service in 1986, 55 AN-124's have been built; there are currently 26 civilian models in operation.

The Antonov Company subsidiary Antonov Airlines operates five An-124 aircraft out of Germany on behalf of NATO and the Ukrainian government. The jets are also flying on some humanitarian missions. Data from Planespotters indicates the Kremlin has 21 An-124s across cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr and the Russian Air Force.

Antonov Company, formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov (Antonov ASTC), and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, for its chief designer, Oleg Antonov, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company.

There is only one operational AN-225 in the world. 3. The Ukrainian plane manufacturer Antonov developed the AN-225 during the Cold War in the 1980's to airlift (in a piggyback fashion) the Buran spacecraft for the Soviet space program.

According to Antonov, one of its An-124-100s was destroyed at Hostomel, while another was damaged and taken out of service for further evaluation.

The An-124 has a slightly shorter fuselage, has a slightly greater wingspan, and is capable of carrying a 17 percent larger payload. In place of the C-5's T-tail, the An-124 is furnished with a conventional empennage, similar in design to that of the Boeing 747.

The only completed An-225 was destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to complete the second An-225 to replace the destroyed aircraft.

The Antonov An-2 is considered to be a very forgiving and safe aircraft as it's almost impossible to make it stall. Are there any other aircraft which is similar/better than the AN-2 in such aspects? The Antonov An-2 is known for its remarkable stall characteristics.

Has an Antonov ever crashed? ›

1960s. An An-24 (CCCP-46708) still owned by Antonov crashed at Ternopil Airport during a test flight while simulating a right-engine failure; all eight crew on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.

Here's a general comparison of their sizes: Length: The Airbus A380-800 is approximately 72.7 meters (238 feet 7 inches) long. In contrast, the Antonov An-225 Mriya is longer, with a length of about 84 meters (275 feet 7 inches). This makes the An-225 Mriya significantly longer than the A380.

Since the aircraft entered service in 1986, 55 AN-124's have been built; there are currently 26 civilian models in operation. There are several variations of the aircraft, such as the AN-124-100 and the AN-124-100M-150.

The Walmart fleet of Private Jets is made-up mostly of Bombardier Learjets (carrying up to 10 people, with a range of around 2,200 miles); one Bombardier Global Express; and one Bombardier Global 5000 with intercontinental range.

The An-225 has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 640 tonnes, making it the world's heaviest aircraft, as we have established. This comfortably outranks the An-124's (already impressive) figures of 402 tonnes. As far as the ranges of these aircraft are concerned, they depend on the aircraft's payload.

Airbus A380 has a length of 73m and a wingspan of 80m whereas Antonov AN124 has a length of 69m and a wingspan of 73m.

Antonov An-225 Mriya.

With a maximum payload of over 250 tons and a cargo hold capacity of 1,100 cubic meters, the world's largest cargo aircraft is the Antonov AN-225 – use the world over for enormous air cargo charter projects.

The An-225 has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 640 tonnes, making it the world's heaviest aircraft, as we have established. This comfortably outranks the An-124's (already impressive) figures of 402 tonnes. As far as the ranges of these aircraft are concerned, they depend on the aircraft's payload.