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 ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a technological marvel of a super heavy jet cargo aircraft. ... It was designed as a purpose-built carrier aircraft for the Soviet Space Shuttle program.

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 ...

Video, filmed from a rare point of view, of the An-225 taking off from Chimore Airport, Bolivia. The Antonov An-225 Mriya (“Dream” in Ukrainian language) is the world's largest airplane.

The images of the wrecked Antonov AN-225 are now an indelible memory for aviation enthusiasts worldwide. Built in the 1980s to ferry the Soviet space shuttle, the plane got a second life after the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.