Published 10/12-2003
Updated 04/11-2011 05:11
The James Bond Vehicle Library
Antonov AN-124-100
Antonov AN-124-100
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The villains 'lair' where the traditional final confrontation between James Bond and the villain takes place.
The Antonov AN-124-100 is one of the worlds largest commercial cargo planes. On 26 July 1985, the An-124 set 21 official records by lifting a payload of 171,219 kg (377,473 pounds) to an altitude of 10.750 m (35,269 feet).
The aircraft has a 24-wheel landing gear system that enables it to operate from unprepared fields, hard packed snow, and ice-covered swampland.
007 relation
Die Another Day (2002)
- Villain/henchmens vehicle
- Vehicle Bond is passenger in
Technical data
- Manufacturer: Antonov Design Bureau (Ukraine)
- First flight: 26 December 1982
- Wingspan: 73,3 m (240 ft 6 in)
- Length: 69,1 m (226 ft 8 in)
- Height at Tail: 20,78 m (68 ft 2 in)
- Engines: 5 Lotarev D-18T turbofans
- Cruise speed: 800 kmh (497 mph)
- Max speed: 865 kmh (537 mph)
- Range (w/ max payload): 4.500 km (2.430 nm)
- Range (w/ max fuel): 16.500 km (8.900 nm)
- Service Ceiling: 11.000 m (35.000 ft)
- Max Payload: 150.000 kg (330,693 lb)
- Max Takeoff Weight: 405.000 kg (892.872 lb)
- Basic Crew: 7
Sources
Links:
- The Aviation Zone - Antonov facts at The Aviation Zone, Unofficial Home of the Heavies.