The world's heaviest aircraft "An-225" will be newly built in China

ByHelmuts Guigo

On August 30, 2016,China Aviation Industry Group(AICC) and Ukraine's aircraft manufacturerO · K · Anto-no Memorial Aviation Science and Technology Complex(Anto no), the world's largest aircraft "An-225(Commonly known as Muriya) "to resume production.

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"An - 225" decided to be produced again by AICC and Antonow in China is the world 's largest large - scale transport machine developed by Antonov Design Bureau of the Soviet Union · Ukraine Republic which is the predecessor of Antonow. Maximum take-off weight is 600 tons, and six engines to fly the huge aircraft. The aircraft has a length of 84 meters, a span of more than 88 meters and a payload (loading weight) of 250 tons world record.


Originally developed in the late 1980s by the Soviet Union "BlancIt is a planned transport aircraft to transport. It was supposed to fly with a brand on the aircraft as in the image below.


After the collapse of the Soviet Union, An - 225 seems to have been left in one corner of Ukrainian factory for a long time, but it is recalled in 2002. Since that time, An - 225 is operated mainly in Europe, and when the Great East Japan Great Earthquake occurred, the French government is charting An - 225 to transport 150 tons of relief supplies.

Additional support from France to France - La France au Japon


The first phase of the contract signed by AICC and Antonow this time is to produce the second An - 225 in the world by 2019. And in the 2nd phase, the Progress of thrust of 23 tons installed in An - 225D-18TEngine to Chinatechnology transferIt is scheduled.


The agreement was signed at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Since AICC itself is a relatively small company, it is obvious that the Chinese government's strong support existed in the contract.


The goal of completing An - 225 by 2019 is feasible. Because 60 to 70% of the aircraft frame has already been completed. In addition, although it is said that 300 million dollars (about 30 billion yen) is required to complete the second An - 225, almost all of it is expected to be financed by AICC.


It is believed that the second phase of the contract is completed and the Chinese version of An - 225 will begin the first flight in the middle of 2020, "If so, China will have a new frontier in commercial and military air transport It will open up, "says Popular Science, News Media.


The first time An - 225 came to Japan was when it was chartered as a transport machine for transporting equipment for Haitian reconstruction assistance. The situation at that time can be seen in the following movie.

An-225 Antonov. Muriya @ Japan first flight - YouTube