Unique: the 6-engine Antonov An-225 cargo plane.
The Antonov An-225 was a unique aircraft. A huge cargo plane with a large landing gear and as many as 6 jet engines.
The Antonov 225 Mrija is a cargo plane designed by the Antonov design bureau. Measured by maximum take-off weight, it is the largest aircraft ever built. The aircraft was designed to transport the Boeran (the Russian space shuttle). The An-225 is an enlarged version of the Antonov 124.
I saw this aircraft once and that was on 17 November 2016 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, USA.
Unfortunately, this unique aircraft was destroyed by the Russians at the start of the war against Ukraine.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…