A little excitement at McCarran Airport, Las Vegas. The world's largest aircraft (Russian Antonov 225). It was there to deliver a very large power transformer for Nevada Power, which was built in Turkey. Note the wingspan is just about a football field length... Specs at bottom.
Some of the specs are:
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Wingspan...290 Ft. |
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Height... 89.4 Ft. |
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Length...276 Ft. |
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Number of wheels...24 |
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Max T.O. weight...1,322,750 pounds (A little over 660 Tons!) |
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Max payload...551,150 pounds (Over 275 Tons) |
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Engines...six Lotarev D-18T turbofan Motors |
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Max speed at altitude...530 MPH |
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Cruise speed...495 MPH |
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Range...8,310 Miles |
Only one aircraft built; sorry not for sale.
04/04/2006