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The cargo hold was 1,300 m 3 (46,000 cu ft) in volume; 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) wide, 4.4 m (14 ft) high, and 43.35 m (142 ft 3 in) long [25] [28] —longer than the first flight of the Wright Flyer. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The cargo hold, which was pressurized and furnished with extensive soundproofing , could contain up to 80 standard-dimension cars ...
The An-124 is the world's second heaviest gross weight production cargo airplane and heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the destroyed one-off Antonov An-225 Mriya (a greatly enlarged design based on the An-124). [4] The An-124 remains the largest military transport aircraft in service. [5]
This is a list of aircraft sorted by maximum takeoff ... MTOW = Maximum take-off weight, MLW = Maximum landing weight, TOR ... Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7:
There are fears that the world’s largest plane by length, the Antonov AN-225, has been damaged amid intense fighting in Ukraine. ... Its cargo hold, at 43 metres long (141ft), is longer than the ...
Yakutia Airlines Antonov An-140 Russian Ministry of Defense Antonov An-140. As of December 2022, 23 An-140 and further 10 HESA IrAn-140 have been built for airline and government service, including prototypes. [1] Of these 33 aircraft, only 9 remain in active service. [1] While 20 further aircraft are stored, four An-140 were lost in accidents. [1]
The Antonov An-72 (NATO reporting name: Coaler) is a Soviet transport aircraft, developed by Antonov. It was designed as a STOL transport and intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-26 , [ 3 ] but variants have found success as commercial freighters.
In addition to its basic cargo transport role, the An-12 was adapted as a platform for a wide variety of specialist tasks and some 30 different variants were produced. Upgrades included increased take-off weights and additional fuel capacity. The upgraded variant An-12BP became the standard tactical transport of the Soviet and other air forces. [2]
The US Federal Aviation Administration defines a large aircraft as any aircraft with a certificated maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of more than 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) [1] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) defines a large aircraft as either "an aeroplane with a maximum take-off mass of more than 12,566.35 pounds (5,700.00 kilograms) or a ...