Antonov AN-225 Mriya Interactive Die-Cast Model

Commemorates the one and only AN-225 ever built.

Only production Antonov AN-225 ever built, this impressive aircraft was registered UR-82060 and flew for the first time on December 21st, 1988. Just one year later, it carried the Soviet Buran shuttle at the Paris Air Show in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators. Making use of the aircraft following the conclusion of the Soviet space program, UR-82060 was converted in 2001 to a new heavy-freighter specification. Completing flights from its home base Antonov Airport in Ukraine, the aircraft was sadly destroyed at the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. 

Features:

• Authentic paint scheme, engraved panel lines, printed decals, antennas, and surface details
• Detailed magnetic landing gear, with normal and squatted modes
• Interactive cargo nose with ramp and retracted front landing gear
• Measures 8.25”l with an 8.75” wingspan at 1:400 scale
• Officially licensed

History and Specifications:
Largest cargo aircraft in the world, or formerly the largest cargo aircraft in the world, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya (“Dream”) was result of the Soviet Buran Spacecraft program. Designed to carry the Buran on its back, the AN-225 measured 290 ft in wingspan and could carry up to 550,000 lbs. of payload internally or 440,000 lbs. on the upper fuselage. Powered by six Ivchenko Progress D-18T engines, the aircraft was rated for a top speed of 530 mph and maximum altitude of 36,000 ft with cargo onboard. Unloaded, the aircraft successfully completed several test flights to altitudes over 48,000 ft! Breaking 240 records in its lifetime, the AN-225 carried the largest single-item payload (a power plant generator) which was a whopping 210 tons, the largest payload ever airlifted at 280 tons, and the longest item ever airlifted (137 ft long wind turbine blades).