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Antonov An-225 Mriya Damaged, Possibly Destroyed


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The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Dream) cargo aircraft, the largest cargo aircraft in the world and the only one of its kind, has been damaged and possibly destroyed. The aircraft was hangered at the Antonov Airport outside of Kiev. It was damaged during fighting with Russian forces trying to take the airport. The Ukraine government has said that it was destroyed, but this remains unconfirmed.

I saw that big bird taxi and take off once from Sky Harbor Airport, in Phoenix. It was truly a sight to behold.

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9 hours ago, Fog said:

Thanks for the link.
 

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Incredibly, there is a chance that the one-of-a-kind aircraft could return to the sky once the conflict subsides, with the Ukrainian government having vowed to “rebuild the plane” as a point of principle.

Despite the An-255’s 1980s vintage, there is a realistic chance this could actually be achievable, as a second airframe — its construction halted by the collapse of first the Soviet economy and then the Soviet Union itself — remains in Ukrainian custody in Kyiv, with its completion long a pipe dream for many.

 

 

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3 hours ago, minervadoe said:

Thanks for the link.
 

 

It would be glorious if they got the second airframe flying. Maybe they could salvage parts from the first, but I would not trust anything off that plane after that much damage, there is always damage you can't see.

Kind of like restoring an old car, there is no money to be made, you do it because you have the disposable income to afford something no one else has.

They knew the invasion was coming, it was arrogant to not move the plane out of harms way. But that pretty much sums up the leadership over there.

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After almost all COVID all the time for two years, during which time flue deaths reportedly dropped from 2.8 million to 2800 and COVID deaths reportedly went from zero to 2.8 million, I have developed a high level of skepticism about government pronouncements.

Any governments. Any pronouncements. 

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