Significant activities Antonov An-124 Ruslan

polet airlines an-124 being loaded downscaled model of airbus a380 centre fuselage section in emirates livery



on may 1987, an-124 set world record, covering distance of 20,151 km (10,881 nmi) without refuelling. flight took 25 hours , 30 minutes; takeoff weight 455,000 kg.
in july 1985, an-124 carried 171,219 kg (377,473 lb) of cargo altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) , 170,000 kg altitude of 10,750 m (35,270 ft).
an an-124 used transport obelisk of axum native homeland of ethiopia rome in april 2005.
an an-124 used transport ep-3e aries ii electronic intelligence aircraft hainan island, china on 4 july 2001 following hainan island incident.
in july 2010, an-124 used transport 4 35-foot , 3 21-foot skimmer boats france assist clean-up of deepwater horizon oil spill
an an-124 used in april 2011 airlift large putzmeister concrete pump germany japan cool reactors damaged in fukushima nuclear accident. an-225 used transport larger putzmeister concrete pump japan united states.




^ Оружие России; Ан-124 Руслан (condor), дальний тяжелый военно-транспортный самолет archived 3 june 2009 @ wayback machine.
^ Аэрокосмическое общество Украины; Международная авиационная федерация зарегистрировала 124 мировых рекорда, установленных на самолёте Ан-225 archived 20 february 2012 @ wayback machine.
^ bbc news; obelisk arrives in ethiopia
^ archived copy . archived original on 7 april 2014. retrieved 2 april 2014. 
^ germany sends giant pump cool fukushima reactor
^ srs pump head japan