Antonov Coming
To Tiquicia
(Costa Rica)
Today
The Antonov, the
world's largest
aircraft, is
coming to Costa
Rica today
(April 26) for a
special project,
to pick up to
water treatment
plants that will
be used by the
United States in
Afghanistan.
The plants have
been assembled
in Grecia,
Alajuela, Costa
Rica, and are so
big that need
the "daddy" of
all planes to
carry them out
of Costa Rica.
General
characteristics
* Crew: 6
* Payload:
250,000 kg
(550,000 lb)
* Door
dimensions: 440
x 640 cm (14.4 x
21 ft)
* Length: 84 m
(275.6 ft)
* Wingspan: 88.4
m (290 ft 2 in)
* Height: 18.1 m
(59.3 ft)
* Wing area: 905
m2 (9,743.7 ft2)
* Cargo Volume:
1,300 m3 (46,000
cu ft))
* Empty weight:
285,000 kg
(628,315 lb)
* Max takeoff
weight: 640,000
kg[9][10][11]
(1,323,000 lb)
* Powerplant: 6×
ZMKB Progress
D-18 turbofans,
229.5 kN (51,600
lbf) each
* Takeoff run:
3,500 m (11,500
ft) with maximum
payload
Performance
* Maximum speed:
850 km/h (460
knots, 530 mph)
* Cruise speed:
800 km/h (430
knots, 500 mph)
* Range: With
maximum fuel:
15,400 km (9,570
mi)
With maximum
payload: 4,000
km (2,500 mi))
* Service
ceiling: 11,000
m (36,100 ft)
* Wing loading:
662.9 kg/m²
(135.5 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight:
0.234
The Antonov
An-225 is
commercially
available for
flying
over-sized
payloads due to
the unique size
of its cargo
deck. Currently
there is only
one aircraft
operating.
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