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What is the name of the area, controls and instruments where a loadmaster sits?

In a HLA (such as an Antonov, C5M, or C17 Globemaster III), what is the name of the area where the loadmaster sits? Also, what are the names of the controls and instruments that the loadmaster uses ...
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Can a Turn and Bank Indicator be combined with a VSI?

I have found a picture of a VSI on an AN-225 that seems to have a slip indicator with another indicator above the slip indicator. May I know if the scale and the slip indicator is a turn and bank ...
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Does a Antonov An-225 have a Turn and Bank Indicator?

May I know if there are any turn and bank indicators on the pilots instrument panel and where is it located at?
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Is pitot and static pressure brought up to cockpit of Antonov 225 for the instruments?

Onboard the Antonov An-225, was the pitot and static pressure brought to the cockpit for the instruments such as airspeed indicators etc,. Or did the An-225 use remote indication through the use of ...
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What was the flying instrument panel layout type behind the yoke onboard the Antonov 225?

Was the layout of the instrument panel considered to be basic T type and what were the instruments on it? Does this image below shows the correct instruments on the instrument panel?
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Are these two objects in cockpit of Antonov - AN 225 Mriya fans for air? What is their purpose?

In the above image, we can see two black objects that look like ceiling fans. This is just a reference image, but I am pretty sure that I have also seen small table fans mounted in cockpits of large ...
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Where are the fuel tanks located in an Antonov An-225?

Does anyone have answer for where the fuel tanks are located on the Antonov An-225? (photo attached for explanation if anyone could) Would love to know how many tanks are on the aircraft and how the ...
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Is/why isn't the Antonov 124 to 225 wing upgrade method common?

I'm told that wing redesigns (edit: for tapered, swept wings) are difficult, so variants of a model often do with a common wing optimized for the middle member. But then I read the following: Based ...
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In Antonov An-225, why there are radioactive / nuclear signs?

Looking at some An-225 images, i see some radioactive signs near the nose radome. Why they are there? I'm sure it doesn't have a nuclear reactor on board or any nuclear medical equipment. The only ...
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An-225 antenna layout

Does anyone have a good reference or information about the antenna layout on the An-225? Particularly interested whether the VOR antennas are up on the V-Stabs, or somewhere more creative. Thanks in ...
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Why does An-225 (Mriya) perform a low-pass on its landings?

Today was a big event for aviation fans where I live (Warsaw, Poland, EPWA). We have had a visit of Antonov 225 (Mriya). Today, but also as I saw in other videos, it often (always?) performs a low-...
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What is the stall speed of the Antonov An-225?

Under certain circumstances - maximum gross weight, unaccelerated 1G flight, clean configuration (landing gear up and flaps)? Indicated airspeed (KIAS) of course.
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What is the aerodynamic reason that the An-225's vertical stabilizers are not simply vertical?

I am trying to understand the aerodynamic consideration that the two vertical stabilizers of this gigantic Antonov An-225 are not simply made vertical and are slightly pointing in. Then my questions ...
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Does the Antonov An-225 have an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)?

Most APUs are installed in the rear, see the above image of an Airbus A380 as an example. On the An-225, no APU exhaust is visible at the rear of the aircraft. So does the An-225 have an APU, and if ...
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What are those bumps on top of the Antonov-225?

What are those bumps on top of the Antonov-225? What are they for? And what are they called?
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Why does the Antonov AN-225 not have any winglets?

Winglets provide a lift boost that would be useful to a plane of this size. But the An-255 does not have any winglets. Why is it so?
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Why was the An-225 built when the VM-T Atlant already did the job?

The Soviet Buran program decided to use a carrier aircraft to move their orbiter and Energia tanks similarly to the American Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. However, the Soviet Union built two types to do ...
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Why does the Antonov 225 needs 6 crew members?

Why does the Antonov 225 need 6 flight deck crew? What are they called and what do they do?
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Why do the B747 of NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircrafts (SCAs) need additional vertical stabilizer?

Here is picture of B747 SCA of NASA and the AN-225 SCA. There are additional vertical stabilizer in the tip of the elevator to the Boeing's, while the AN-225 is designed with the vertical stabilizer ...
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Why there are nearly no upper wing jetliners? [duplicate]

Whenever I look at the western airliners. All of their wings are always mounted on the lower part of the fuselage except the Dash 8 series which have turbo props. But the Soviet jetliners have their ...
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Why the Antonov AN-225 has negative dihedral wings combined with a positive dihedral horizontal stabilizer?

I know the reason why it has negative dihedral wings, but I do not really know why it is combined with a positive dihedral horizontal stabilzer, which are the benefits this configuration provides?
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Could the An-225 use Trent 500 engines?

Currently, the Antonov An-225 Mriya is being produced with Progress D-18T engines, rated at 229 kN each. However, I've looked at the A340 and I love its Trent 500 engines. But the Trent 556, rated at ...
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How do tugs push back the Antonov 225?

How do tugs push back aircraft with 2 nose gears such as the Antonov 225?
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How much bigger could you realistically make the Antonov 225? [duplicate]

The Antonov 225 is the largest cargo plane in the world. But how much bigger could you REALISTICALLY make it if money wasn't a problem? Could it be say twice as wide? Carry twice the weight? What ...
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Why is the Antonov 225 (almost) always chocked at the third wheel?

Recently I was looking over pictures where the An-225 is parked (because that's a normal thing for a normal person to spend their time doing). I noticed that the chocks are almost always placed around ...
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How can the Antonov AN 225 only have 2 nose wheels?

I was watching the video of the AN 225 unloading at Perth airport this weekend, and it suddenly occurred to me that there are about a zillion rear wheels on the aircraft, yet only 2 nose wheels? ...
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What are the spiky things on the back of the Antonov-225 vertical stabilizers?

On the Antonov-225's split vertical stabilizers, there is a 'spiked' structure pointing directly rearwards (as you can see below). What is the purpose of these two structures? source
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Why does An-225 have anhedral wings though it is a cargo aircraft?

What are the rationale behind this anhedral high mounted wing configuration? Is that usual for very large carge aircraft?
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What is the usage ratio of the An-225 Mriya?

Does anyone have data on how much time the An-225 (only one was produced; it is currently the largest aircraft in the world) spends flying/on missions and how much it waits for customers? This is a ...
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