Why Did Antonov Construct The An-225 With 6 Engines?

The An-225 is (by some measures) the largest aircraft to fly and was one of the last major projects of the Soviet Union.
autoevolution

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 ...
CNN

World’s biggest plane flies again in Microsoft Flight Simulator

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bleedingcool

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 ...
autoevolution

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

Ukrainian Government: The An-225 Mriya, World’s Heaviest Aircraft, Has Been Destroyed

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has confirmed that the only An-225, the largest operational cargo aircraft, has been destroyed. Antonov has not confirmed it yet. There’s yet another ...
WRAL

The giant Antonov An-225 plane was destroyed in Russia's invasion. But Ukraine says it will fly again

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or "Dream," the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year-old ...
Popular Mechanics

Ukraine’s An-225 Mriya Helped Define a Nation—Then, Russia Killed It. Will It Fly Again?

The Antonov An-225 Mriya—once the world’s largest aircraft—lies in pieces in an airport northwest of Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv. Heavily damaged during fierce fighting between Russian paratroopers ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Video shows charred wreck of world's biggest airplane, the Antonov AN-225, after it was destroyed in Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia aired video of the wrecked AN-225, the world's largest plane and a symbol of Ukrainian pride. The plane was destroyed in a pitched battle for Hostomel airport, a key target near Kyiv. Russia ...
Jalopnik

New Video Shows The Burned Antonov An-225's Damage In Detail

One of the pilots of the sole Antonov An-225 Mriya has returned to the home of the aircraft that he once flew. Major Dmytro Antonov filmed a detailed tour of the aircraft's damage just days after ...
KTVZ

The giant Antonov An-225 plane was destroyed in Russia’s invasion. But Ukraine says it will fly again

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or “Dream,” the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year-old ...