The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategis airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Soviet Union's Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s.
The An-225's name, Mriya (Мрiя) means "Dream" (Inspiration) in Ukrainian
It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes (1,410,000 lb)
The first and only An-225 was completed in 1988. After successfully fulfilling its Soviet military missions, it was mothballed for eight years.
It was then refurbished and re-introduced, and is in commercial operation with Antonov Airlines carrying oversized payloads.
The airlifter holds the absolute world records for an airlifted single item payload of 189,980 kgs (418,834 pounds), and an airlifted total payload of 253,820 kilograms (559,577 pounds)
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