Antonov AN-124-100

Technical data

  • Manufacturer: Antonov Design Bureau (Ukraine)
  • First flight: 26 December 1982
  • Wingspan: 73,3 m (240 ft 6 in)
  • Length: 69,1 m (226 ft 8 in)
  • Height at Tail: 20,78 m (68 ft 2 in)
  • Engines: 5 Lotarev D-18T turbofans
  • Cruise speed: 800 kmh (497 mph)
  • Max speed: 865 kmh (537 mph)
  • Range (w/ max payload): 4.500 km (2.430 nm)
  • Range (w/ max fuel): 16.500 km (8.900 nm)
  • Service Ceiling: 11.000 m (35.000 ft)
  • Max Payload: 150.000 kg (330,693 lb)
  • Max Takeoff Weight: 405.000 kg (892.872 lb)
  • Basic Crew: 7

Extra Equipment

  • None

Notes

The villains 'lair' where the traditional final confrontation between James Bond and the villain takes place.

The Antonov AN-124-100 is one of the worlds largest commercial cargo planes. On 26 July 1985, the An-124 set 21 official records by lifting a payload of 171,219 kg (377,473 pounds) to an altitude of 10.750 m (35,269 feet).

The aircraft has a 24-wheel landing gear system that enables it to operate from unprepared fields, hard packed snow, and ice-covered swampland.

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