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An-124 Ruslan
Region
Ukraine
Category
Aviation
The An-124 Ruslan is the world’s second-largest cargo aircraft and the largest to enter serial production. The An-124, which first flew in December 1982, was developed to meet the needs of the Soviet Union for a strategic heavy-lift jet transport, which could be used to carry both civil and military cargo. Series production began in 1985, and the civil An-124-100M-150 was introduced in 2005. The aircraft was originally manufactured by Antonov and
Aviastar-SP.