Antonov An-225 Mriya
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The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a Ukrainian-built strategic airlift cargo aircraft, famous as the heaviest and largest airplane ever constructed, designed to transport oversized payloads such as space shuttles and massive industrial equipment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antonov An-225 Mriya canonical | 7 |
| Antonov An-225-100 | 1 |
| world’s heaviest cargo aircraft Antonov An-225 | 1 |
| Антонов Ан-225 "Мрія" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13074255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antonov An-225 Mriya Context triple: [Antonov An-124 Ruslan, successor, Antonov An-225 Mriya]
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Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a large Soviet-designed strategic airlift cargo aircraft renowned for its heavy-lift capability and use in both military and commercial operations worldwide.
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B.
Antonov An-22
The Antonov An-22 is a Soviet-era, four-engine turboprop strategic airlifter that was once the world’s largest aircraft, designed to carry heavy and oversized military and cargo loads over long distances.
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C.
Mil Mi-26
The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-160
The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union, known as one of the largest and fastest combat aircraft ever built.
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E.
Tu-95MS
The Tu-95MS is a long-range, turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile carrier developed by the Soviet Union and still operated by Russia for nuclear and conventional strike missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antonov An-225 Mriya Target entity description: The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a Ukrainian-built strategic airlift cargo aircraft, famous as the heaviest and largest airplane ever constructed, designed to transport oversized payloads such as space shuttles and massive industrial equipment.
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A.
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a large Soviet-designed strategic airlift cargo aircraft renowned for its heavy-lift capability and use in both military and commercial operations worldwide.
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B.
Antonov An-22
The Antonov An-22 is a Soviet-era, four-engine turboprop strategic airlifter that was once the world’s largest aircraft, designed to carry heavy and oversized military and cargo loads over long distances.
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C.
Mil Mi-26
The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-160
The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union, known as one of the largest and fastest combat aircraft ever built.
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E.
Tu-95MS
The Tu-95MS is a long-range, turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile carrier developed by the Soviet Union and still operated by Russia for nuclear and conventional strike missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strategic airlift cargo aircraft
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transport aircraft ⓘ wide-body aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | very large transport aircraft ⓘ |
| cargoHoldHeight | 4.4 m ⓘ |
| cargoHoldLength | 43.35 m ⓘ |
| cargoHoldWidth | 6.4 m ⓘ |
| configuration |
fixed-wing
ⓘ
high-wing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
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Ukraine ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Antonov An-124 Ruslan ⓘ |
| designedBy | Antonov Design Bureau ⓘ |
| designedFor |
transporting Buran space shuttle
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transporting oversized cargo ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 2022-02-27 ⓘ |
| destructionLocation |
Hostomel, Ukraine
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linked to:
Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
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| engineModel | Progress D-18T ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed during Battle of Antonov Airport ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1988-12-21 ⓘ |
| height | 18.1 m ⓘ |
| IATADesignator | A2 ⓘ |
| ICAOTypeDesignator | A225 ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| landingGearConfiguration | 32-wheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 84 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Antonov
ⓘ
linked to:
Antonov Design Bureau
|
| maximumPayload |
250000 kg
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551000 lb ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight |
1400000 lb
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640000 kg ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Mriya means "Dream" in Ukrainian ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Антонов Ан-225 "Мрія"
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linked to:
Antonov An-225 Mriya
|
| notableFeature |
external cargo mounting points for space shuttle
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nose-loading cargo door with kneeling nose gear ⓘ pressurized cargo hold ⓘ |
| notableUse |
humanitarian aid missions
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transport of heavy generators ⓘ transport of large industrial equipment ⓘ transport of wind turbine components ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Antonov Airlines ⓘ |
| primaryBase |
Antonov Airport
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Hostomel Airport ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Antonov Airlines ⓘ |
| programStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
outsize cargo transport
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strategic airlifter ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin-tail ⓘ |
| wingspan | 88.4 m ⓘ |
| worldRecord |
heaviest aircraft ever built
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highest single-item airlifted payload ⓘ highest total airlifted payload ⓘ largest wingspan of any operational aircraft at time of service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antonov An-225 Mriya Description of subject: The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a Ukrainian-built strategic airlift cargo aircraft, famous as the heaviest and largest airplane ever constructed, designed to transport oversized payloads such as space shuttles and massive industrial equipment.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Antonov An-225 Mriya