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Soviet An-225 "Mriya" non-stop flew to the USA

The world's largest aircraft without stops was able to fly to the US.

The Soviet transport plane An-225 "Mriya" set a new record for the range of its flight, making a non-stop flight from Gostomel (Ukraine) to the International Airport of Auckland (USA), breaking the distance of 13 kilometers in 9800 hours.

"Today, the crew of the Ukrainian Antonov An-225" Mriya "aircraft made a non-stop flight from Gostomel to the Pacific coast of the United States to Auckland International Airport, lasting 13 hours a distance of 9800 km.", - said Vitaly Trubnikov.

This flight was a record for the world's largest Soviet aircraft, while the maximum flight distance of the An-225 transport plane Mriya is 15,4 thousand km.

After landing at the International Airport of Auckland, refueling and maintenance, the plane headed for Hawaii.

It should be clarified that earlier China was interested in the right to purchase from Ukraine the technology of production of the transporter An-225 "Mriya", but the deal was never realized, because in China it was considered that the aircraft offered by Ukraine could not be quite in demand.

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