Model of deployment concept of A-90 Orlyonok atop Antonov An-225 Mriya for rapid response search and rescue to disasters at sea or the arctic.
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Source: http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_49&products_id=132114 inches wings span model made by Antonov Design Bureau- original producer of world`s largest aircraft AN-225 `Mriya` (Dream).On the top of transport mounted Orlyonok-Eaglet wing-in-ground effect/Ekranoplane (schemed as rapid- response system carried to scene riding on AN-225). Both An-225 and Orlyonok are sharp-detailed and both were hand made by Antonov Design Bureau model department for presentations to VIP Aerospace officials at Le Bourget, Paris airshows. Project started still in Soviet period, when actual model was made. Model displayed on chrome ashtray base stand with engraved logo of Aeroflot-Soviet Airlines.