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Antonov
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First
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An-2 |
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Colt* |
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Oleg Antonov
was a designer within the Yakovlev design bureau before establishing
his own design bureau shortly after the Great Patriotic
War. The Antonov bureau specializes in transport
aircraft including the An-225 Mriya. With a maximum takeoff
weight of 1,322,000 lbs (600000 kg) the Mriya is the world's largest
aircraft.
Antonov has been a Ukrainian company since 1991.
Note: Following the Soviet method of
designating aircraft, Antonov was a design bureau and not a
manufacturer of aircraft. The Russian aircraft industry is in
the process of adapting itself to the new economy by integrating
design bureaus and production facilities.
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Related
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to the Antonov Airlines website |
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page updated 25 December 2005
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