This Day in Aviation History
March 22nd, 1989
The Antonov An-225 sets a series of records.
 
On March 22, 1989, the AN−225 (crew captain A.Galunenko) set up 110 world records during one flight. Among them − the record of flight speed of 815.09 km/h along 2000 km closed circle with cargo of 155t , the record of altitude of 12430 m with this cargo. Entering in competition with American Boeing 747−400 held the record of maximum take−off weight (404.8t) the AN−225 surpassed this achievement by 104 tons….
 
Source:
Antonov.com, 19-12-2013 / 25 years of the Dream coming true:
http://gstv.us/1Fn59sv
 
YouTube, The Largest Aircraft in The World – An-225 Mriya Documentary: http://gstv.us/1Zm75bt
 
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