[AS37 Norm Edwards]

Anyone interested in seeing some very nice HQ photos of the AN-225, follow this link, quite impressive! http://gelio.livejournal.com/193025.html

[Buckeye Roy]

Great photos Norm! I wonder what Howard Hughes would think about the AN-225?

[Buckeye Roy]

Thought I'd show the difference;

Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)
Crew: three
Length: 218 ft 8 in (66.65 m)
Wingspan: 320 ft 11 in (97.54 m)
Height: 79 ft 4 in (24.18 m)
Fuselage height: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Empty weight: 250,000 lb (113,399 kg)
Loaded weight: 400,000 lb (180,000 kg)
Powerplant: 8 ?? Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, 3,000 hp (2,640 kW) each
Propellers: four-bladed Hamilton Standard, prop, one per engine
Propeller diameter: 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
Performance Performance specifications are projected.
Cruise speed: 250 mph (407.98 km/h)
Range: 3,000 mi (4,800 km)
Service ceiling: 20,900 ft (6,370 m)

Antonov An-225 Mriya
Crew: 6
Length: 84 m (275 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 88.4 m (290 ft 0 in)
Height: 18.1 m (59 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 905 m2 (9,740 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 8.6
Empty weight: 285,000 kg (628,317 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 640,000 kg (1,410,958 lb)
Fuel capacity: 300,000 kg
Cargo hold ??? volume 1,300m3, length 43.35m, width 6.4m, height 4.4m
Powerplant: 6 ?? ZMKB Progress D-18 turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) thrust each
Performance
Maximum speed: 850 km/h (528 mph; 459 kn)
Cruising speed: 800 km/h (497 mph; 432 kn)
Range: 15,400 km (9,569 mi; 8,315 nmi) with maximum fuel; range with maximum payload: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)
Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,089 ft)
Wing loading: 662.9 kg/m2 (135.8 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.234

[AS 2 Tom Little]

Incredible! The technical department looks so...well... technical!!! :lol:

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