Antonov An-124-100 'Ruslan' cargo aircraft
1/72 fighter aircraft
ModelSvit 7201
Manufacturer: ModelSvit (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Ukrainian: Ðнтонов Ðн-124 «Ð уÑлан») (NATOreporting name: Condor) is a strategic airlift jet aircraft. It was designed by theAntonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. The An-124 is the world's first highest gross weight production cargo airplane and world's second heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the one-off Antonov An-225 (a greatly enlarged design based on the An-124).During the 1970s, the VTA (Military Transport Aviation) arm of the Soviet Air Force had a shortfall in strategic heavy airlift capacity. Its largest planes consisted of about 50 Antonov An-22 turboprops, which were used heavily for tactical roles. A classified 1975 CIA analysis concluded that the USSR did "...not match the US in ability to provide long-range heavy lift support."The An-124 was manufactured in parallel by two plants: the Russian company Aviastar-SP (ex. Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex) and by the Kyiv Aviation Plant AVIANT, in Ukraine. Design work started in 1971 and construction of facilities began in 1973. Manufacturing on the first airframe began in 1979.[Ultimately this project brought together over 100 factories contracted to produce systems and parts.
The first flight took place in December 1982 and the first exposure to the West followed in 1985 at the Paris Air Show.Externally, the An-124 is similar to the American Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, having a similarly designed fuselage but slightly shorter, a slightly greater wingspan, and a 25% larger payload. Instead of the Galaxy's T-tail, the An-124 uses a conventional empennage, similar in design to that of the Boeing 747. The An-124 has been used to carry yachts, aircraft fuselages, a 109 tonne locomotive from Canada to Ireland in September 2001, and a variety of other oversized cargoes. The aircraft is able to kneel to allow easier front loading; and has an onboard overhead crane capable of lifting up to 30 tonnes of cargo, and items up to 120 tonnes can be winched on board/
| An-124 Ruslan | |
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| A Polet Airlines An-124 approaching Sheremetyevo International Airport (July 2011) | |
| Role | Transport aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Antonov, Aviastar-SP |
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- Model: MSVIT7201
- DATE ADDED: 21/03/2014
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