| Few facts from the excellent An-225 pilot interview and the plane tour video [1] put by @prehistoricdog in this comment section: - The plane, when empty, can fly for about 16 hours without refueling covering about 13000 km - Cruise speed is 800 km/h (maximum 840 km/h) - Fully fueled plane can include 350-370 m.tons of kerosene (around 450000 liters) - When empty it consumes 16 m.tons of fuel every hour, when fully loaded with cargo - 22 m.tons/h - The weight of the plane is 290 m.tons (with all the cargo loading equipment and spares carried along) - There are 35 seats and 20 beds for crew, engineers and cargo escort personnel - Important for plane spotter, I guess :) Right before departure, at the beginning of a runway, the plane always stays for 4 minutes stationary with engines running at 70% thrust to heat them up, which is imposed by their manufacturer [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TX9L62_Eac (in russian with english subs) |