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The Destroyed Antonov An-225 Must Be Rebuilt, Here's Why

The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a technological marvel of a super heavy jet cargo aircraft. It was also an astounding feat of engineering that transcended the bounds of its home nation. The apparent ...
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Destroyed in Ukraine, the AN-225 Is Reborn in Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Antonov AN-225 “Mriya” lives on. After 30 years of service, the world’s largest aircraft—and the only AN-225 in existence—was destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.
Flying

New Video Claims to Confirm An-225 Destruction

The An-225 was so big it was given the name Mriya, which means “Dream” in Ukrainian. [File Photo: Shutterstock] New video purportedly documenting the smoldering debris of the iconic Antonov An-225 ...
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Turning the World’s Largest Plane Into an Airliner: Could the AN‑225 Have Worked?

Imagine boarding a plane with over 1,500 passengers, walking through twin-level cabins longer than a football field, all inside the monstrous Antonov AN‑225. Originally built to haul Soviet space ...
Flying

New Video Shows Last Flight of An-225 ‘Mriya,’ the World’s Largest Airplane

See a mistake? Contact us. 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 ...
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Antonov AN-225, the World’s Biggest and Heaviest Plane, Has Been Destroyed

An aviation legend and one-off still-functional aircraft has been lost in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mriya, the Antonov AN-225 cargo plane, has been destroyed by the Russian military. The ...
The Aviationist

Antonov Has Launched A Fundraiser To Restore The An-225 Mriya

The only An-225 Mriya was destroyed during the early stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Antonov now wants to restore it but needs funds. As everybody knows by now, the only An-225 Mriya (NATO ...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Adds Antonov An-225 Mriya Aircraft

Xbox Game Studios has released a new update for Microsoft Flight Simulator as they have added the Antonov An-225 Mriya Aircraft to the game. This update is tied to the ongoing digital preservation of ...
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This Company Will Sell You a Giant Foam An-225—and Many Other Planes—For RC Builds

I think any one of us with a mechanical inclination has always loved aircraft as much as we’re obsessed with cars. And if you were like me as a kid, you were always fascinated with RC airplanes, ...
Newsweek

World’s Largest Plane, Antonov AN-225, Compared to Other Aircraft After Russia Destroys It

The world's largest plane has been destroyed in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, officials from the latter have confirmed. The revelation of the destruction of Antonov AN-225, a plane that ...
The Aviationist

Here’s What the Massive An-225’s Wake Turbulence Does To Fog

Watch the effect of the giant Antonov An-225 Mriya on fog during final approach. The only Antonov An-225 strategic airlift cargo aircraft made its fifth landing at the Rzeszów airport in Poland on ...