Designed in the 2040s to answer a world demanding heavier renewable energy infrastructure (monster wind turbine blades, fusion reactor modules) and point-to-point space-launch support. The An-990 exists to carry what cannot be split, driven, or sailed.
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Rest in peace, Mriya (An-225). And rest in peace, the fictional An-990—born of keyword algorithms, not of Antonov. Designed in the 2040s to answer a world
In reality, the Ukrainian aerospace manufacturer Antonov built its reputation on real-world giants like the An-124 Ruslan and the legendary six-engine An-225 Mriya . However, flightsim designers took the core design philosophy of Antonov to its ultimate extreme by conceiving the An-990. Rest in peace, Mriya (An-225)
Designed to carry an entire Boeing 747-400 on its back, launch it mid-flight, and follow it.
6,000 metric tonnes (13.2 million lbs). This makes it roughly 120 times heavier than a standard Boeing 737-100 or over 9 times heavier than the real-world Antonov An-225.
The An-990 was introduced as a conceptual "ultra-heavy" air tanker/transport designed for large-scale, world-wide, or catastrophic fire fighting. Conceptualized in the context of advanced flight simulations, this aircraft exists as a "what-if" scenario, designed to carry fire-retardant capacities that no conventional aircraft can match.