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Summary and Key Points: In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest aircraft, was destroyed during a failed Russian raid on ...
Aviation enthusiasts, rejoice: After a long overhaul, Antonov’s big bird, the AN-225, has finally returned. Learn more about the largest plane in the world.
Major Antonov provided a tour of what's left of Hostomel Airport and the planes that are parked there. The An-225 makes its appearance at about 18 minutes in. АЭРОПОРТ ГОСТОМЕЛЬ.
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.
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 ...
There has been some uncertainty around this news as it has alternately been claimed to have been destroyed or to have miraculously survived, but now a set of photographs have emerged showing what ...
The six-engine Antonov AN-225 had a wingspan of 290 feet, longer than the Statue of Liberty is tall, and a length of 275 feet. It weighed 285 tonnes when empty, making it the world's largest cargo ...