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The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over pilot Yevhen Bashynsky. Ukraine says it will rebuild the giant aircraft after it was destroyed as Russia’s full-scale invasion ...
Ukrainian prosecutors are pursuing a case of alleged official negligence over the destruction of the Antonov An-225 heavy transport during combat at Kyiv’s Gostomel airport.
Even though only one Antonov An-225 ever flew, it was a massive beast. It had a wingspan of 88.4 meters or over 290 feet and a length of 84 meters or over 275 feet. It was also 18.2 meters or ...
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.
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." ...
The AN-225 Mriya was built by Antonov in 1988 and was originally intended to carry the Soviet-built Buran-class space shuttle. It was not only the world’s longest aircraft when it was first ...
This Company Will Sell You a Giant Foam An-225—and Many Other Planes—For RC Builds With the real Antonov An-225 gone, honor its memory with a huge foam replica from AeroTetris. Chris Rosales ...
A year after it was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Antonov AN-225 – the world’s biggest commercial plane – has taken flight once again in the Microsoft Flight ...