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The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, NATO reporting name: Cossack) is a strategic airlift transport aircraft built by Antonov, and is the world's largest powered aircraft. Mriya (Мрія) means "dream" (inspiration) in Ukrainian.
With a maximum gross weight of 640,000 kg (1,400,000 lb), the An-225 is the world's heaviest aircraft. Although its wingspan is less than that of the Hughes H-4 "Spruce Goose", the latter never went beyond a single short low-altitude test flight, making the An-225 the largest aircraft in the world to take off more than once. Both the An-124 and An-225 are larger than the C-5 Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the U.S. inventory. The An-225 is also larger than the Airbus A380.
- Span: 88.40 m (291 ft 2 in)
- Length: 75.30 m n(246 ft 11 in)
- Height: 18.1 m (59.3 ft)
- Engines: 6× ZMKB Progress D-18 turbofans, 229 kN (51,600 lbf) each
- Cruising Speed: 750 km/h (400 knots, 465 mph)
- First Flight: December 21, 1988
