1:144 SCALE KIT FROM REVELL: THE ONE AND ONLY SIX-ENGINE ANTONOV GIANT
THERE’S AN OLD AVIATION question that runs, “Why do they put four engines on a 747? Answer: because they can’t fit six…” Well, that doesn’t apply to the Antonov An-225 as it has six engines as standard and holds the record as the largest aircraft in the world currently flying. Mat Irvine: The Antonov An-225 was initially developed to transport the Soviet Buran space shuttle, but with the demise of that project, the An-225 – named Mrija (‘Dream’ in Ukrainian) and developed from the four-engined An-124 – was mothballed for almost a decade. But then it was refurbished as a transporter for very large and heavy payloads. The Revell model is the first conventional kit of this giant aircraft, and is moulded ( below ) in standard 1:144 scale. You can build the An-225 in one of four poses. These are: landing gear up for in-flight display, gear down, with the large loading door open, and with the fuselage kneeling nose-first to allow vehicles to drive straight into the capacious hold. The kit h...