First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
1947 |
An-2 |
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Colt* |
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* NATO code name |
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Oleg Antonov
was a designer within the Yakovlev design bureau before establishing
his own design bureau shortly after the Great Patriotic
War. The Antonov bureau specializes in transport
aircraft including the An-225 Mriya. With a maximum takeoff
weight of 1,322,000 lbs (600,000 kg) the Mriya is the world's largest
aircraft.
Antonov has been a Ukrainian company since 1991.
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