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| | Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Condor) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | The Antonov An-124 Ruslan was designed in the mid-1970s to replace the turboprop-powered Antonov An-22 "Cock". |
 | | It is slightly larger than its U.S. counterpart, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, but smaller than the An-225 "Cossack" which was originally designed to carry the Russian space shuttle. |
 | | On 26 July 1985, the An-124 set 21 official records by lifting a payload of 377,473 pounds (171,219kg) to an altitude of 35,269 feet (10,750m). |
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