The heaviest aircraft in the world. The largest Russian aircraft

Surprisingly, these huge monsters are flying in the sky. They weigh hundreds of tons, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and are almost as long as a football stadium.

An-225 "Mriya" (translated from Ukrainian - "dream") is the heaviest cargo-lifting aircraft ever taken into the air. The maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft is 640 tons. The reason for the construction of the An-225 was the need to create an aviation transport system for the project of the Soviet reusable spacecraft "Buran". The plane exists in a single copy.

The aircraft was designed in the USSR and built in 1988 at the Kiev Mechanical Plant. "Mriya" set a world record for take-off weight and payload. On March 22, 1989, the An-225 flew with a load of 156.3 tons, thereby simultaneously breaking 110 world aviation records, which is a record in itself.

"Mriya" and small cars.

The Dornier Do X is a German passenger flying boat manufactured by Dornier. It was intended for operation on long-distance passenger airlines. The first flight took place in 1929. On October 20, during a 40-minute demonstration flight, this aircraft took off from lake constance with 169 passengers on board. This record remained unsurpassed in the first half of the 20th century.

Length - 40.05 m, wingspan - 48.0 m, number of passengers - 160.

The pilot's cockpit of the Dornier Do X did not have engine control levers. Instead, as on large sea vessels At that time, the pilot transmitted (by telephone) the command to increase or decrease power to the flight engineer, located in a separate cockpit.

The flight engineer operates twelve aircraft engines:

This is the largest aircraft with one propeller, the largest propeller in history. Four linked 260-horsepower Mercedes D.IVa engines drove a huge propeller mounted in the nose.

Looking only at the pictures, it is completely impossible to understand giant size R.II 55/17 (For some reason, there are no photographs of people standing near the aircraft that give a sense of scale.

R.II could carry a maximum payload of 7,000 kg with a total flight weight of 15,000 kg ... The wingspan of the upper wing was 42.16 m, the length was 20.32 m. It made its first flight in January 1919.

Soviet propaganda, passenger multi-seat, 8-engine aircraft, the largest aircraft of its time with a land chassis. Built at the aircraft factory in the city of Voronezh. He made his first flight on June 17, 1934. Length - 33 meters.

In 1934, two world records were set on the plane, lifting loads of 10,000 kg and 15,000 kg to a height of 5,000 m. In 1935, during a demonstration flight, the plane crashed into the holiday village of Sokol. 49 people died

After the crash of the ANT-20, it was decided to build an improved backup ANT-20 bis, but neither he nor the ANT-20 were put into production.

This is a transport wooden flying boat, which received the unofficial nickname Spruce Goose (“Goldfinch, Dude”, literally “Spruce Goose”).

Weight - 130 tons, and its wingspan to this day remains a record - 98 meters (for Mriya - 88.4 m). It was designed to transport 750 soldiers fully equipped.

It is currently on display at the Evergreen International Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, where it was moved in 1993. The aircraft is visited annually by about 300,000 tourists.

The Bristol Brabazon is an experimental British passenger aircraft built in 1949. The largest aircraft ever built in the UK.

Length - 54m, wingspan - 70m.

By 1952, it became clear that the upper end of the transportation market would never pay for an aircraft built solely for first class transportation. Even in the "general" class, each passenger of the "Brabazon" had 6 cubic meters of internal volume, in the first class - 8 cubic meters; the plane literally "carried" these cubic meters of the fuselage. In March 1952, the government refused to support the completion of the second, turboprop, model, and in 1953 both cars went for scrap.

The world's first long-haul double-deck wide-body passenger aircraft. The first flight was made on February 9, 1969. At the time of its creation, the Boeing 747 was the largest, heaviest and most spacious passenger airliner, remaining so for 36 years, until the advent of the A380, the first flight of which took place in 2005.

The Boeing 747-400 consists of 6 million parts (half of which are fasteners) manufactured in 33 different countries. During Operation Solomon (Israel's military operation to evacuate Ethiopian Jews to Israel), a world record was set for the number of passengers transported in one flight by one aircraft - on May 24, 1991, El Al's Boeing-747 transported 1122 passengers to Israel. Moreover, two babies were born in flight.

The new Boeing 747-8 is a new generation of the famous Boeing 747 series with a stretched fuselage, redesigned wing and improved cost efficiency. The 747-8 is the largest commercial aircraft built in the US and also the longest passenger aircraft in the world.

Length - 76.3 m, wingspan - 68.5 m.

This is a heavy long-range transport aircraft developed by OKB im. O. K. Antonova. It was created primarily for the air transportation of mobile launchers of intercontinental ballistic missiles. The prototype aircraft made its first flight on December 24, 1982 in Kyiv. The aircraft entered service with the military transport aviation of the USSR in January 1987, a total of 56 aircraft were built.

Carrying capacity - 120 tons, length - 69.1 m, wingspan - 73.3 m. In October 1997, a record was set for the mass of transported commercial cargo. A chemical reactor weighing 125 tons was delivered from Paris to Doha, and the total weight of the cargo with special equipment was 140 tons.

Repair and modernization of the An-124 Ruslan aircraft is now carried out at the aircraft building plant in Ulyanovsk.

It was built in 1966. It was the largest aircraft in the world before the An-225, which received the name "Caspian monster" from foreign intelligence services. Length - 92 m, wingspan - 37.6 m, maximum takeoff weight - 544,000 kg.

The largest serial passenger airliner in the world, surpassing Boeing capacity 747, which can only carry up to 525 passengers (the Boeing 747 was the largest passenger liner for 36 years). Its length is 73 meters, the wingspan is 79.75 meters, the maximum takeoff weight is 560 tons (the weight of the aircraft itself is 280 tons).

Start of production - 2004. The first aircraft sold was handed over to the customer on October 15, 2007.

Beriev Be-2500 "Neptune" is an ambitious project of a super-heavy amphibious transport aircraft, developed at the Taganrog TANTK them. G. M. Berieva. It is the largest aircraft ever conceived in history. Length - 115.5 m, wingspan - 125.5 m, take-off weight - 2.5 million kg, maximum payload - up to 1 million kg.

The project remained a project, and in the state program “Development of aviation industry for 2013-2025" there is no mention of the aircraft.

LZ 129 Hindenburg is a rigid airship built in 1936 in Germany. It was the largest airship in the world created up to that time.

The Hindenburg first took to the air in Friedrichshafen on March 4, 1936. On May 6, 1937, while completing another transatlantic flight, the Hindenburg, filled with flammable hydrogen, caught fire and crashed, killing 35 of the 97 people on board, as well as one member of the ground crew. The collapse of the Hindenburg effectively marked the end of the commercial use of airships for transport purposes.

“The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors, who, in their grueling off-road journeys in prehistoric times, looked with envy at birds soaring freely in space, at full speed, without any obstacles on the endless road of air,” once Wilbur Wright said.

Could the Wright brothers have imagined back in 1903 what their idea of controlled flight in the air would turn into? Now you will not surprise anyone with supersonic aircraft and winged colossi capable of transporting not only people, but also heavy equipment.

Well, even if we cannot fly like birds, but if we wish, we can fly on one of most large aircraft in the world. Choose which of these giants you like the most.

Role: multipurpose aircraft.

Developer: Design Bureau Tupolev, USSR.

This aircraft, created at the Voronezh Aviation Plant in 1934, became the largest aircraft of its time. Its wing span reached 63 meters, and the maximum takeoff weight was 42,000 kg. Served ANT-20 personnel of 5 people, and the aircraft could take 48 passengers on board.

When the "dad" of the Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery arrived in the USSR, he flew the ANT-20. But the life of this model was short-lived. In 1935, during a demonstration flight, the aircraft took off along with the I-5 fighter, which was supposed to demonstrate the difference in size for newsreel. During the performance of aerobatics, the I-5 entered the "Nesterov loop", lost speed and crashed down onto the ANT-20 from above. That, in turn, began to fall apart in the sky and fell on suburban village Falcon.

As a result of this accident, 49 people died. A memorial has been preserved at the Novodevichy Cemetery, crowned with a huge granite bas-relief of a crashed plane.

Role: transport aircraft.

Developer: Boeing.

An aircraft unsurpassed in terms of the spaciousness of the fuselage. The volume of its transport compartment is 1840 cubic meters. It is used purely for transporting parts. Boeing aircraft 787 which are constructed by third party vendors. A total of 4 Dreamlifters were put into operation.

The Boeing 747 LCF looks unpretentious, for which it has even been compared to the Wienermobile, a bun-shaped car used to promote and advertise Oscar Mayer products in the United States. And the head of Boeing, Scott Carson, jokingly apologized to Joe Sutter, the head of the Boeing 747 development team, for what he did to his plane.

Role: passenger airliner.

Developer: Boeing.

Boeing knows how to develop aircraft that set records. Here 747-8 became the longest passenger aircraft in the world. Its length is 76.4 meters.

The Boeing 747-8 is a new generation of the Boeing 747 series (eighth on our list). It features a lengthened fuselage, improved wing, and greater economic efficiency.

Role: passenger airliner.

Developer: Boeing.

Once upon a time, when asked what was the largest aircraft in the world in terms of passenger capacity, the designers of the double-deck Boeing 747 proudly answered: “Ours”! Depending on the modification, the aircraft can accommodate up to 624 passengers on board. But then the Airbus A380 appeared and pushed the Boeing 747 off the pedestal of the most spacious aircraft.

If you watched "Casino Royale" with Daniel Craig as James Bond, then you may remember the SkyFleet S570 liner, which the terrorists wanted to blow up. The Boeing 747-236B, which was built in 1980 and flew until 2002, acted as this airliner. A worthy end to a career.

And with the Boeing 747 is one of the largest air crashes in the world. It happened in 1977 on the island of Tenerife. In the fog, two Boeing 747s collided with each other on runway resulting in 583 deaths.

Role: transport aircraft.

Developer: OKB im. O.K.Antonova.

This winged machine, named "Antaeus" in honor of the invincible giant from ancient Greek myths, is still the world's largest turboprop aircraft.

Transportation of goods during the war in Afghanistan and during the liquidation of an accident on Chernobyl nuclear power plant, transportation of refugees and military personnel from countries of Eastern Europe and neighboring countries - this is not a complete "track record" of the An-22. And in one of the passenger flights organized during air bridge between Egypt and the Soviet Union in 1972, the Antey set a record by taking almost 700 people on board. This is a real plane-worker, reliable and unpretentious in operation.

Role: transport aircraft.

Developer: OKB im. O.K.Antonova.

The five largest aircraft in the world are opened by the Soviet development, which until the advent of the Airbus A380 (fourth number on the list) was considered the largest of the mass-produced aircraft.

However, no one has yet taken away the title of "largest military aircraft" from the An-124, as well as the title of the world's largest cargo-lifting serial transport aircraft.

And although now the production of Ruslan, as Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov called this aircraft, has been suspended, the existing fleet of aircraft will be modernized. This was announced in July 2018 by Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov.

Role: passenger liner.

Developer: Airbus.

The largest passenger aircraft in the world (from mass-produced) and one of the largest aircraft on the ground. When you watch a video with one of the largest aircraft in the world, it's hard to believe that such a colossus is capable of taking off.

The Airbus A380 is capable of carrying up to 853 passengers in an economy class configuration. By comparison, the A380's main competitor, the Boeing 747 passenger airliner, carries only 624 people in full economy class configuration.

Not only airlines own the luxurious Airbus A380. By order of the Saudi prince Al-Walid ibn Talal, a private jet was built, which cost the owner $488 million.

Role: passenger liner.

Developer: Airbus.

It is the largest member of the Airbus A340 family and the third longest aircraft in the world (75.36 meters). Airbus A340 aircraft were produced until November 2011, but could not compete with the Boeing 777. However, they still make Passenger Transportation V various countries peace.

It is curious that during the entire period of operation (since 1993) only five A340 aircraft were lost. In this case, not a single passenger or crew member died.

Role: cargo airplane.

Developer: OKB im. O.K.Antonova.

It is the largest transport aircraft ever built. Its maximum takeoff weight is 640 tons, and its payload is 250 tons.

An-225 is capable of transporting vehicles, construction and military equipment and other oversized cargo to different parts of the world. But this giant was intended for a different, much larger purpose. It was created as part of the Buran reusable spacecraft project. It was assumed that the An-225 would transport the components of the Buran and the launch vehicle from the place of creation and assembly to the launch site.

The first flight of the Mriya (dream in Ukrainian) took place in December 1988, carrying a Buran weighing sixty tons. However, after the collapse of the USSR, the "dream" was left without work. They began to operate it again (after appropriate modernization) only in 2000, for commercial transportation.

And most recently, in September 2018, the giant aircraft set a new record by making a thirteen-hour non-stop flight from Ukrainian Gostomel to the American airport of Auckland. He covered a distance of 9800 km.

Role: carrier aircraft.

Developer: Scaled Composites.

This huge aircraft will not carry conventional cargo. Rather, it will serve as another way to deliver objects, namely satellites, into the stratosphere before launching them into space orbit. This mode of transport will be more reliable and less expensive than traditional rockets.

In contrast to the big plane in the world - the Ukrainian "Mriya" - the American Stratolaunch does not fly yet. Its first demonstration took place in May 2017. In terms of wingspan - 117.3 meters, it far exceeds the An-225 (88.4 meters, respectively). On this moment Stratolaunch - the world's largest wing span aircraft.

However, the American is inferior to the Ukrainian "colleague" in terms of maximum takeoff weight(589,670 kg and 640,000 kg, respectively) and length (73 meters for the Stratolaunch versus 84 meters for the An-225).

The exact dates for the new Stratolaunch tests are not yet known. Engineers hope that this aircraft will enter service within the next 10 years.

The largest aircraft in the world is the An-225. They built an aircraft in Ukraine and use it to transport a huge mass. An-225 is also called a military transport aircraft. The height of this aircraft is 24.1 meters, the length is also amazing - 73 meters. The wingspan is 88.4 meters. The weight of the aircraft is 250,000 kg, and it can take off with a total weight of 600,000 kg. It was built back in 1988. The aircraft is equipped with six engines. There is only one An-225 in the whole world, which belongs to Antonov Airlines. The construction of the second An-225 is also underway, but it is not fully completed.

Hughes H-4 Hercules, or as it is also called - NK-1 Goose spruce, is the second largest aircraft. This wooden plane was built back in 1947, the project was developed by Hughes Aircraft, from America. According to its idea, the plane was designed to carry 750 soldiers, plus their equipment. To this day, the wingspan of the aircraft is the largest in the world - 98 meters. The aircraft is 66.45 meters long, 24 meters high, and has a maximum takeoff weight of 180,000 kg. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 351 miles per hour, and the distance that the aircraft could cover is 5634 kilometers. About 13 million dollars were allocated for its manufacture. In our time, the aircraft is located in an exhibit museum, in the state of Oregon, which is located in the northwest of the United States.

The Airbus A380 is a passenger aircraft capable of carrying up to 525 people. It was created by the Airbus S.A.S company, the height of this aircraft is 24 meters, the length is 73 meters, the wingspan is 79.75 meters. The maximum flight range without refueling is 15,400 km. The maximum takeoff weight is 560,000 kg, and the mass of the aircraft itself is 280,000 kg. This aircraft is by far the largest passenger airliner in the world. It is also the most economical in terms of fuel combustion, for 1 passenger - 3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. About 12 billion euros went into the entire development of the A380 construction program.

An-124 or Ruslan, is one of the largest cargo-lifting aircraft in the world. Its main and initial purpose during the creation was: transportation of launchers of intercontinental ballistic missiles, transportation of paratroopers, heavy military equipment. An-124 in 1987 was used in military operations in Afghanistan, a total of 56 aircraft were involved. A film called "Ruslan, who united the world" was also made about this aircraft. An-124 is currently in service with the Air Force in Russia, it is also used for NATO military transportation in areas Central Asia, Afghanistan, Persian Gulf. The length of the aircraft is 69.1 meters, the wingspan is 73.3 meters, the height is 21.1 meters, and the weight is 173,000 kg.

We continue to consider the most big planes in the world. Fifth on the list is an aircraft called the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. He is one of the American military transport aircraft heavy duty. Until 1982 - the largest serial cargo aircraft in the world. Able to carry on board up to 270 soldiers, 118,300 kg of additional weight. Maximum takeoff weight - 348 300 kg, maximum speed- 920 km / h, flight range - 5,600 km, maximum climbed height - 10,100 meters.

The Boeing 777-300ER is a large passenger aircraft that can fly a record distance of 21,601 km without refueling. Used for long haul airlines. It was developed in 1990, test flight - 1994, began to operate in 1995. Can accommodate from 305 to 550 passengers. It is also the world's largest twin-engine passenger jet. The engines that are installed on it are also champions, they are the largest and most powerful in the history of aviation.

The Airbus A340 is a four-engine passenger aircraft developed by Airbus S.A.S. About 389 of these aircraft have been ordered to date. The development program began in 1987. A340 is a new four-engine aircraft designed for intercontinental flights. Previously, all aircraft below the A340 class had two engines, and were forced to stay at a minimum distance from the emergency airfield in case of a breakdown. They had to spend more fuel, and it was inconvenient. In 1991, a significant error was noticed, the wing of the A330 and A340 was no different, and this was a problem, since the A330 used only two engines, while the A340 used four. The length of the aircraft is 75.3 meters, height - 17.3 meters, wingspan - 63.5 meters, the maximum flight with passengers without refueling is 14,600 km.

Boeing 747 at the time of its creation was the largest, heaviest and most spacious passenger aircraft in the world, it held the record for 37 years until the A380 appeared. The plane has two decks where passengers are seated - upper and lower. The top is much smaller than the bottom. The record set by one of the Boeings is a flight from London to Sydney, which is 18,000 kilometers and took 20 hours and 9 minutes from takeoff and landing. The Boeing 747 is also one of the most common aircraft in the world. Since the creation of the aircraft and by September 2010, 1527 units were ordered. Its length is 70.6 meters, wingspan - 64.4 meters, maximum takeoff weight- 412 770 kg, height - 19.4 meters.

It is the ninth largest aircraft in the world. The Boeing 777-200ER is nothing more than a modification of the Boeing 777. Compared to the Boeing 777, the Boeing 777 of the 200ER class has increased takeoff weight and fuel capacity. It is intended for international transport, holds the record for a single-engine emergency flight of 177 minutes, with 255 passengers on board. The first purchase was made by the company british airways 1997. As of September 2010, 415 of these aircraft have been sold.

Closes the list of the largest aircraft in the world - Airbus A330-300. It was designed to replace the A300 aircraft. This aircraft can carry up to 295 passengers. The maximum flight distance is 10,800 km. Also, the aircraft can be used as a cargo carrier, its volume is equal to the volume of a Boeing 747. The aircraft has two engines, so it is forced to fly near emergency airfields, while spending a lot of fuel.

An-225 "Mriya"

In 1985 Soviet Union was looking for solutions to create a transport system for his Burana reusable spacecraft. There was an urgent need for an air vehicle capable of carrying multi-ton parts of the spacecraft to the place of its collection and launch. As a result, a draft cargo aircraft was proposed, which received the name An-225.

The creation of this giant was made possible through hard work and cooperation. design bureaus the entire USSR. In Voronezh, Kyiv, Moscow, Tashkent and dozens of other cities, thousands of scientists and engineers were implementing the most daring project in the history of aeronautics. It took a huge country three years to turn the idea of the An-225 into reality: the first flight of the An-225 Mriya, assembled at the Kiev Mechanical Plant, took place on December 21, 1988.

"Mriya" is translated from Ukrainian as "dream". And thanks to the efforts of thousands of people, this dream has become a reality.

The parameters of the An-225 are amazing: its wingspan is 88.4 meters, its length is 84 meters, and it can take on board a load of 250 tons!

An-225 "Mriya" was built in a single copy and is currently in working condition, regularly flying.

Stratolaunch Model 351

On May 31, 2017, the Stratolaunch Model 351 aircraft with a record wingspan of 117.3 meters was presented to the general public, which is only slightly inferior in terms of the maximum takeoff weight of the An-225: 590 tons versus 640 tons. The machine has a twin-fuselage design and is equipped with six jet engines.

The creation of the giant aircraft Stratolaunch Model 351 is also associated with space launches. It is assumed that from this aircraft during the flight, rockets designed to be launched into low-Earth orbit will be launched.

So far, the Stratolaunch Model 351 has never flown and is being tested on the surface. Just the other day, to test the operation of the landing gear and braking system, the aircraft made a test run on the runway, during which it accelerated to 74 km/h. It is planned that the car will make its first flight in 2019.

In the old days, a person could only look into the expanses of heaven and dream of ascending to them. Now thanks to modern technologies, which allowed the invention of aircraft, a seemingly pipe dream became a reality. Since the invention of the first aircraft model, the human mind has been trying to create more advanced and high-tech models, so real air giants appear.

The largest aircraft in Russia and the world is the Airbus A380. Its design provides for the presence of 2 decks, and the dimensions of the liner are as follows:

Height reaches 24 m.
80 m - wingspan.
73 m - the length of the air giant.

On board the airliner are placed 555 people, and the charter model can accommodate up to 853 passengers. Without forced landing air transport can cover about 15.5 thousand km, while fuel is consumed by it very economically, 3.5 liters per 100 km. After creation of Airbus A380 Boeing 747 was removed from the podium, which for more than 30 years has confidently held the leadership position as the most great view air transport.

Boeing 747

The largest passenger aircraft in Russia, which has held the lead for more than 30 years, is the Boeing 747, whose services our compatriots continue to use. It is this type of air vehicle was the first to overcome a huge distance without a transfer on the London-Sydney route. The airliner spent 20.5 hours in the sky, during this period he was able to cover a distance of 18.5 thousand km.

An-225 "Mriya"

An-225 or "Mriya"

The largest Russian aircraft, for transporting large loads, was created in the late 80s of the last century by Ukrainian scientists (as part of the USSR). The design of this giant provides for the presence of a turbojet six-engine high-wing aircraft, in a 2-keel version. The wings of the air giant resemble the outlines of an arrow.

When developing the airliner, a program called "Buran" was involved, according to which the Soviet government needed the strongest air transport capable of transporting the heaviest cargo. The main cargo for the transportation of new powerful aircraft were launch vehicles. They were supposed to be transported from the Soviet cosmodrome to the places where the rockets were assembled. To do this, the engineers needed to create such an air giant that could easily transport more than 200 tons of cargo. As a result, the An-225 was created.

Characteristics of the cargo giant:

6.6 m - the width of air transport;
4.6 m - the height of the airliner;
44 m - the length of the vessel.

For those who accompany the cargo on board the An-225 there are 88 seats. The crew cabin is designed for 6 crew members. Each system responsible for control is equipped with a quadruple redundancy.

The height of the aircraft reaches 18.5 meters, that is, it is equal to the height of a house of five floors.

The size of air transport is so large that for landing it needs a runway, the length of which will be at least 2500 meters. The chassis of the famous airliner is the largest in the world, the number of wheels is 32. So many wheels can easily withstand a significant weight of 650 tons, and that is how much a loaded aircraft weighs. To make it easier to brake, pilots can switch the aircraft engines to reverse thrust.

To facilitate the loading process, it is possible to press the front of the vessel to the ground, using reinforced jacks for this. This process makes it easy to load the heaviest cargo that needs to be transported on board.

Currently, there is only one analogue of such an airliner in the world. According to the plans of engineers, in the near future, the creation of a similar model. According to some reports, the development of the "twin brother" An-25 is going well, work has already been completed by about 75%.

An-124 "Ruslan"

"Ruslan" or An-124

The largest Ruslan aircraft was created a little earlier than the An-225. Air transport was created to transport ballistic, intercontinental missiles. But after the transport was created, the result surprised even the creators. The capacious Ruslan was also used for other purposes, for example, for transporting both military and landing equipment. The cost of one such aircraft is equal to 300 million dollars.

The air giant first saw the sky at the end of 1982, and it was put into operation by the end of 1987.

Airliner characteristics:

69.5 m - its length;
21.5 m - the height of the vessel;
73.5 m - span of one wing;
174 tons - the mass of unloaded vehicles;
866 km / h - speed;
The flight lasts 14500 km.

The design of the airliner is made as a high-wing aircraft, the wings of the aircraft are swept, with single-keel plumage. The design of air transport provides 2 decks. The first one has a main and interchangeable cabins for crew members, and a cabin for those who accompany the cargo, designed for 21 people. The cargo is transported on the second deck, the volume of which is 1060 cubic meters. m.

To make the process of loading or loading easier and more convenient, the aircraft has a special system that helps tilt the cabin into the right direction. The presence of 24 wheels allows the air giant to land on a dirt road, if necessary.

On Ruslan, engineers installed 4 turbojet engines, the thrust of each is equal to 23450 kg / cm. Such power allows you to lift cargo weighing up to 155 tons into the sky.

IN aircraft there are:

automatic system EDSU;
automated steering wheel control;
hydraulic complex of four-channel execution;
a reliable system for the life support of crew members and power supply.

35 modern computer systems are used to control the air giant. The largest Russian aircraft "Ruslan" was able to return the leading position of the USSR regarding the creation of heavy air transport. It set 21 world records in 1985 for carrying heavy loads over long distances.

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