The world’s largest cargo aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, landed at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) last morning to refuel and allow its crew to rest.
According to MRIA airport manager Upali Kalansuriya, this entire operation brought in revenue of nearly Rs. 15 million to the airport.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya (dream or inspiration), is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union during the 1980s.
It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes (710 short tons). It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. The single example built has the Ukrainian civil registration UR-82060.
It is powered by six turfbo-fan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons.
As well, it has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.
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