Rebirth 1981 starts with saving the sisters from the neighboring village.

Zhou Ling: "In addition, we also leased 6 An-225 transport aircraft and 15 An-124 aircraft."

"As the world's largest transport aircraft, the An-225 has a total length of 84 meters, a wingspan of 88.4 meters and an empty weight of 175 tons.

Six D-6T large aircraft engines produced by Motor Sich are installed under the two main wings, and the maximum take-off weight of the aircraft is 18 tons! "

"The original manufacturer announced that the An-225 has a load capacity of 250 tons, of which the maximum load in the cargo hold is 250 tons and the maximum load on the top of the fuselage is 200 tons!"

"But after practice, it was found that the An-225 has a load capacity of at least more than 300 tons, and the cargo can be placed not only in the cargo hold inside the fuselage."

"The An-225's back cargo rack, originally designed to carry the Buran space shuttle, also has the ability to carry 250 tons of objects!"

"I have to say, this transport plane is a miracle in human industrial history!"

"The An-225 played a huge role in this earthquake relief effort, transporting tens of thousands of tons of supplies to the disaster area!"

"In comparison, the largest transport aircraft in the United States is the C-5 transport aircraft, codenamed Galaxy 6-8."

"This transport aircraft is produced by Lockheed and is the largest strategic transport aircraft in service with the U.S. Air Force."

"But the maximum take-off weight of the C-5 transport aircraft is 380 tons, and its maximum payload can reach 122 tons."

"Not to mention compared with the An-225, even compared with the An-225, the An-124's little brother, it is far inferior."

"The An-124 was also developed by the Antonov Design Bureau of the former Soviet Union. It has a wingspan of 73.3 meters, a length of 69.1 meters, a height of 20.78 meters, and a load capacity of about 150 tons."

“Although it is slightly inferior to the An-225, it is still better than all other transport aircraft in the world! It played a huge role in this disaster relief process!”

Peng Wanhua nodded.

He remembered that in his previous life, he had only rented one An-225 transport aircraft in the country.

It’s not that I was reluctant to spend money, but there was only one in the world at that time!

In the previous life, the Soviet Union originally planned to manufacture two An-225s. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union, only one was completed and put into use.

The second An-225 was only partially completed and was stored.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ermao had several plans to continue the project, but all of them came to nothing.

He still remembers that in his previous life, in March 2022, the only An-3 in the world, this miracle in industrial history was finally destroyed by war.

Lost in human history.

I have to say it is a huge pity.

In this life, under his planning, the Antonov Design Bureau of the former Soviet Union was also preserved after the collapse of the Soviet Union and is still rooted in Ermao.

Not only have all the talents and strengths been retained, but the R&D capabilities have also been taken to a higher level.

Under his instructions, the reborn Ermao not only completed the production of the second An-225, but also upgraded it.

Four more were produced successively, making China the only country in the world to own the six largest transport aircraft in the world!

Because only five aircraft were built in batches, the cost was lower than the first aircraft, which cost $5 million.

In fact, high cost is not a problem at all.

Because from a global perspective, there is no cheap large transport aircraft of this type.

Like the C17 transport aircraft developed by the United States at the same time, it has a load capacity of only 77 tons but costs as much as $2 million!

The An-225 transport aircraft has a load-carrying capacity four times that of the C17, and its cost is less than half as high!

Don't be too cost-effective!

And, most importantly, there is a strong global demand for this type of super-large transport aircraft.

Especially in the field of transportation of large cargo and special equipment, such as construction, special equipment, aerospace, energy, military and other industries.

The cost of large equipment is already very high, and the transportation requirements are even higher.

For example, if some large equipment is transported by road, in order to transport it to the destination, not only will police cars lead the way, but some elevated roads and toll stations will also have to be dismantled before they can pass.

The transportation costs are very high.

If it is cross-border transportation, the transportation cost may even be higher than the cost of the equipment itself!

Therefore, An-225 has become almost the only choice for large cargo equipment in the world!

According to Peng Wanhua, the rental cost of the An-225 transport aircraft is more than US$15 per hour!

Even at such a high price, the market is still in short supply!

You should know that the rental fee starts from the moment the aircraft is leased and the fee ends when the aircraft completes its transportation mission and returns to the warehouse.

One voyage, calculated on a daily basis, would cost $360 million.

Because the market demand for this type of transportation is huge, the orders cannot be fulfilled.

Excluding some maintenance time during non-mission periods, and calculated as 300 days a year, that would be $10.8 billion in revenue!

Of course, maybe the transport may not be so full.

Even if the discount is 5%, the annual revenue is still $ million!

Basically, the construction cost of the An-225 can be fully recovered in one year, with a surplus.

It’s all profit after that!

Ermao generates more than US$6 billion in revenue each year with its 225 An-35s!

At present, even 6 aircraft are still not enough.

Subsequently, the Antonov Design Bureau plans to upgrade and develop at least four more improved versions of the An-225.

The ultimate goal is to have a transport capacity of 10 aircraft.

Of course, the charity team’s ability to lease the An-225 owned by Ermao was also inseparable from Peng Wanhua’s mediation.

As for the An-124, the younger brother of the An-225, its nickname is "Ruslan", which means hero.

Although its carrying capacity is weaker than that of An-225, its number is large.

安225全球仅有6架，而安124从1982年开始生产，截止当前，安-124运输机一共生产了105架！

Moreover, the cost of An-124 is lower.

The mass-produced An-124 costs only $1.1 million per unit!

Compared with the An-225, the An-124 has only half the load capacity but only one-third the cost.

The best value for money in the world!

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