The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration'; NATO reporting name: Cossack) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

Oct 1, 2019 · The huge and unusual tail section of the world's biggest plane, the Antonov AN-225. Primary function: Stabilization, control. Most common design: Conventional. % of aircraft with conventional tails: ~75% Other common tail designs: V-Tail, T-Tail, Cruciform, Dual-Tail, Inverted Y. Popular in fighter jets: Twin Tail, aka Double Vertical Stabilizer.

Jan 5, 2019 · Tail anhedral or dihedral can have several reasons: To avoid ground contact during rotation (when the aircraft pitches up in order to lift off the ground). This is needed with a swept tail, so tail dihedral can be found on many airliners.

The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants.

Fuselage and tail unit were assembled at Antonov Kyiv Mechanical Works facility in Kyiv, while the wing center section and outer wing panels were assembled at Valerii Chkalov Tashkent Production Association in Tashkent.

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Find out more about the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, formerly the largest cargo aircraft in the world, able to carry up to 250 tonnes and the only aircraft that featured six turbofan engines.

To minimize the An-225 development effort, Antonov used the existing An-124 as a starting point. This design was modified by lengthening the fuselage, increasing the wingspan, adding two engines, and redesigning the tail with twin vertical fins.

The aircraft’s ability to carry heavy external loads without disrupting airflow around a conventional tail was made possible by adding a twin tail. The AN-225 employed a quadruplex fly-by-wire technology, which combines four separate systems for maximum reliability.

Apr 15, 2022 · The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Antonov An-225 Mriya (Cossack) Heavy-Lift Strategic Long-Range Transport Aircraft.