The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a six motor, vital weighty lift freight transport airplane planned and made by the Antonov Plan Department (ADB) of Ukraine. The term Mriya alludes to the word dream or motivation in English. Its NATO announcing name is Cossack.

The airplane was gotten from the An-124 Ruslan (NATO: Condor). Cossack is the heaviest fixed wing airplane on the planet to convey 640t of freight. It is greater than an Airbus 380 aircraft, the An-124 and the Boeing 747 Tanker.

Variations
The An-225 Mriya has three variations: An-224, An-225-100 and An-325.

An-224 is the first assignment of An-225. This variation includes an extra back freight entryway.

An-225-100 is a superior adaptation of the An-225. This variation is overhauled with better correspondence gear, route hardware and a car accident evasion framework (TCAS) for use in business tasks.

An-325 is a lengthy variation of An-225. It is fitted with an extra motor on each in-board arch, which builds the payload conveying limit.

The An-225 is intended to execute both military and common tasks even in the most awful weather patterns. It is planned primarily to convey Energia rocket's supporters and the military fixed wing aircraft Buran space transport from its administration region to the send off site as a feature of the Buran Space Transport Program.

Larger than usual payload can be conveyed in its extensive freight deck as well as on a remotely fixed mount.