To distribute the weight of the fully loaded, 6-engine aircraft, the An-225 was equipped with an unusually configured 32-wheel landing gear. Normally, only the nose gear of an aircraft is steerable.

Who needs an 84m-long aircraft? The An-225's vast nose opens. Its nose gear is designed to kneel to allow loading of cargo Tens of thousands of aircraft enthusiasts gathered in and around Perth ...

The An-225, in fact, was a regular presence in Leipzig ... including the fuselage, wings, nose gear and tail, according to a CNN report following a visit to the hangar before the war.

The An-225 also uses the AN-124-100’s nose gear, which allows it to ‘kneel’ so that cargo can be easily loaded and unloaded. However, unlike the AN-124-100, which has a rear cargo door and ...

The An-225 has 32 wheels including 14 on each main-gear assembly. Like the An-124, the An-225 is loaded through a nose visor, lowering itself for ease of access through a process which Antonov ...

The An-225 after the battle of Hostomel, 2022. Currently, the aircraft is in two large pieces, with the nose and cockpit separated ... several), and the landing gear has collapsed, causing the ...

“Had it not been for the direct hit on the nose, the AN-225 might have been repairable,” he says, adding that the area surrounding the plane was littered with spent ammunition, obliterated ...

Antonov An-225 has twice the wing area of a Boeing 747. Normally, only the nose gear of an aircraft is steerable. On the An-225 there are 20 steerable wheels, four in the nose gear and 16 at the ...