Loading of the aircraft is possible only after lifting the nose of the fuselage. The cargo hold has a capacity of 1300 cubic meters and the maximum cargo weight is 250 tons.
Unlike the An-124, the Mryia has two vertical stabilizers on the tail, allowing it to transport extremely heavy loads that would negatively affect the aerodynamics of a classic “single” tail.
The first attempt to use kerosene for lighting ended almost tragically. Łukasiewicz used an oil lamp that was not adapted to the new fuel, and the lamp exploded.
Miraculously the apothecary avoided severe burns. Łukasiewicz turned to a Lviv tinsmith Adam Bratkow ...
