The An-225, in fact, was a regular presence ... percent of components that can be used for the second model of the aircraft”, said Antonov on Facebook. “The cost of building the aircraft ...

Getty Images A second model of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya cargo plane at Antonov aircraft plant in Kiev, September 7, 2016. Antonov claims the plane is 60–70 percent complete. If a rebuilt An-225 ...

The Antonov An-225 "Mriya" saga continues ... The simulation includes a 3D interior model that goes beyond the cockpit to the crew rest area and the cargo bay. One can also do a virtual walk ...

All of those builds need a starting point, and this giant foam replica of an Antonv An-225 Mriya is that start. Granted, I don’t know much about building a model airplane, so I couldn’t tell ...

The Antonov An-225 Myria was the world's largest cargo aircraft and saved countless lives by bringing humanitarian supplies to disaster-stricken areas all over the world. Sadly, this aircraft was ...

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 ...

One such symbol is the Antonov AN-225 Mriya. Introduced back in the 1980s as a strategic airlift aircraft, it could carry 640 tons of oversized cargo, becoming back in its day the heaviest ...

If you're an aviation fan, you've probably heard of the Antonov An-225 "Mriya." This jet was once the world's largest, powered by its six huge turbofan engines. However, the jet made the news in ...

Under Ukroboronprom, Antonov has designed and built drones in the past, including the Horlytsia model, but cargo planes have long been its primary focus. In a symbolic blow, the An-225 Mriya ...

Antonov An-225 Mriya: The World’s Largest Aircraft Was Destroyed in Failed Russian Raid In the early stages of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin mounted an ...

Impressive as it may appear, the payload is merely a warm-up for the An-225. The absolute airlift transport record – set by this same plane – is 253.82 tons. That's the exact equivalent of ...