| Scale: 1/180 Length: 15" Winspan: 16"
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (NATO reporting name: Condor) was the largest aircraft ever mass produced until production of the Airbus A380 started, and was, until the advent of the An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in production. During development it was known as the An-400 and An-40 in the West, and it flew for the first time in 1982. Civil certification was issued by the CIS Interstate Aviation Committee on 30th of December 1992.[1] Over forty are currently in service (26 civilian models with airlines and 10 firm orders at August 2006)[2] in Russia, Ukraine, UAE and Libya. |