Antonov An-124 Ruslan observations

About the Antonov An-124 Ruslan

• The An-124 Ruslan was designed as a very large cargo transport. [1]
• A NASA composites history reports that the An-124 airframe used about 12,000 pounds of carbon-, aramid- and glass-fiber-reinforced plastics. [2]

1. Beyond Tube-and-Wing: The X-48 Blended Wing-Body and NASA's Quest to Reshape Future Transport Aircraft, NASA
2. NASA Contractor Report 4620: Composite Chronicles, NASA