Antonov An 990

Antonov An-990 , often nicknamed the "Juggernaut" "Graphene,"

3.3 The An-218 (Closest numerical relative)

• Purpose: A wide-body, twin-aisle passenger airliner for 300-400 passengers.
• Engines: 2x Progress D-18T (the same engines as the An-124!)
• Status: Full-scale mock-up built in 1994. Cancelled due to collapse of Soviet airline industry.

3.2 The An-325 (Air Launch System)

• Purpose: A modified An-225 with a reinforced dorsal mount for a "Mriya" or "Zenit" rocket. It would fly to 10km altitude and fire the rocket into polar orbit.
• Crew: 6
• Status: Paper study only (1991-1993). Cancelled due to lack of funding.

The aircraft is often released in a series of "Air, Space, Fire, and Water" versions: X-Plane.Org Forum Air-Launcher: antonov an 990

The following blog post explores the "legend" of this virtual giant and how it compares to the actual titans of the sky. each designed for high-intensity simulation challenges:

To understand the An-990, one must look at its predecessors. The Antonov An-225 Mriya was designed specifically to carry the Soviet Buran space shuttle. While it was the heaviest aircraft ever built, its design was specialized. 3.2 The An-325 (Air Launch System)

The An-990 is a fictional aircraft mod created for flight simulators. It represents a "what-if" scenario: what would happen if you took the design philosophy of the An-225 and scaled it up to impossible proportions?

The An-990 is typically presented as a "Graphene" series of four specialized versions, each designed for high-intensity simulation challenges: