Ukraine's Antonov An-225 Mriya was the largest cargo aircraft in the world. It was in service for over 30 years before reportedly being destroyed by Russian forces in Ukraine.

The Antonov AN-225, a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that held several world records, was built in the 1980s and was still in service, being used to airlift medical supplies in a variety of ...

Six engines, a wingspan longer than a football field, and a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons—the Antonov An-225 Mriya is ...

The aircraft, that made its first flight on Dec. 21, 1988, is operated by Antonov Airlines, an Antonov Company’s subdivision that specializes in international cargo transportation.The airlines ...

A look at the Antonov An-225 in Microsoft Flight Simulator, courtesy of Xbox Game Studios. "Using the An-124 Ruslan as a design base, in 1985 Antonov began engineering a project called "Mk. 401 ...

A photo of the An-225 in 2012. (Image credit: Mark Steven/Wiki) The Antonov An-225 Mriya held multiple records which included being the heaviest aircraft ever built, the largest wingspan of any ...

One of the pilots of the sole Antonov An-225 Mriya has returned to the home of the aircraft that he once flew. Major Dmytro Antonov filmed a detailed tour of the aircraft’s damage just days ...

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or "Dream," the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year-old ...

The completed AN-225 sat in storage for several years until it was restored to flight as a heavy-lift cargo plane, Space.com reported. The aircraft was used last year to fly medical supplies in ...

Antonov An-225 'destroyed' in Russia-Ukraine war. Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies on Feb. 27 showed heavy damage to the airport where the cargo plane was being stored.

A new photo shows the remains of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, which was destroyed in Ukraine in the early days of the Russian invasion in February,. The wreckage of the ...

It was later named the An-225, since it could carry up to 225 tons of cargo. Apart from being much larger than the An-124, the Mriya (“dream” in Ukrainian) was fitted with six turbofan engines ...