Rapid deployment of heavy armored vehicles and mobile bridge systems across continents without the need for disassembly. Why wasn’t it built?
The An-990 exists because aviation enthusiasts love to push the boundaries of physics. In games like Microsoft Flight Simulator , users can download these "super-heavy" mods to see if they can even get such a mass off the ground. It’s a testament to the legacy of the Antonov Design Bureau , whose real-world engineering was already so impressive that people naturally want to imagine what "the next level" looks like. Will there ever be a real "Next Antonov"? antonov an 990