AN-124 CondorAN 124 Condor airplane model. Developed primarily as a strategic military cargo freighter (in which role it can carry missile units and main battle tanks), the first prototype An 124 flew on December 26 1982. A second prototype, named Ruslan (after a Russian folk hero), made the type's first western public appearance at the Paris Airshow in June 1985, preceding the type's first commercial operations in January 1986. Since that time the An 124 has set