The Antonov AN-225 Mriya wasn’t just an aircraft,it was a symbol of unmatched engineering ambition. Built in the 1980s by the Soviet Union to transport the massive Buran space shuttle and parts of the ...

I f 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 ...

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 ...

This is what happens when you are a bit too close to an An-225 Mriya. Designed at the end of Cold War to carry the Soviet “Buran” space shuttle and parts ...

The world’s largest airplane, the Antonov An225 Mriya, was born in the Soviet Union in 1988. It measured 275 feet long and weighed nearly 420,000 pounds, designed to piggyback the USSR’s Buran ...

There is nothing on Earth or in the air quite like the Antonov An-225. Dwarfing a Boeing 747 and out-lifting a U.S. Air Force C-5A Galaxy, it can haul an expeditionary force into combat, or carry ...

The An-225 is a unique aircraft not only in the sense that there is no other model quite like it, but also because it was manufactured for the special purpose of being the transport carrier of the ...

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 ...

London-based air charter company 26Aviation released a tribute video Tuesday, showing “the last ever” flight of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, just weeks before the world’s largest airplane was ...

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.

Antonov officials say another An-225 was partially built -- but abandoned in the 1990s because of a lack of funds. The current plan is to use what they already have as the basis for a new plane.

If you're one of the fans of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, then you can pitch in on the project by purchasing the An-225 Mriya on the "Microsoft Flight Simulator" marketplace for $19.99.