AN225 “Mriya” is destroyed
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Was it a one-of? It certainly was useful for its (very) heavy lift (and wide size) capacity which may not be replaceable. If any airlines need a GE-90-110/115 (or even bigger) engine flown into a remote airport to replace a blown engine, the alternatives may be slow and painful.
I saw this aircraft just a few weeks ago at Billund, Denmark. I could see it across the ramp while in the terminal. Hundreds if not thousands of people came out to line the airport perimeter fence watch the An-225 depart. We taxied out and then had to hold while the An-225 crossed the runway.
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I saw this aircraft just a few weeks ago at Billund, Denmark. I could see it across the ramp while in the terminal. Hundreds if not thousands of people came out to line the airport perimeter fence watch the An-225 depart. We taxied out and then had to hold while the An-225 crossed the runway.
At any rate, kind of surprised it wasn't moved out of harm's way.
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Yes, the An-225 was a one-off. Only one was built and as you note, carried unique cargo not transportable by other aircraft types and alternate methods could be very slow.
I saw this aircraft just a few weeks ago at Billund, Denmark. I could see it across the ramp while in the terminal. Hundreds if not thousands of people came out to line the airport perimeter fence watch the An-225 depart. We taxied out and then had to hold while the An-225 crossed the runway.
I saw this aircraft just a few weeks ago at Billund, Denmark. I could see it across the ramp while in the terminal. Hundreds if not thousands of people came out to line the airport perimeter fence watch the An-225 depart. We taxied out and then had to hold while the An-225 crossed the runway.
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Yes, the An-225 was a one-off. Only one was built and as you note, carried unique cargo not transportable by other aircraft types and alternate methods could be very slow.
I saw this aircraft just a few weeks ago at Billund, Denmark. I could see it across the ramp while in the terminal. Hundreds if not thousands of people came out to line the airport perimeter fence watch the An-225 depart. We taxied out and then had to hold while the An-225 crossed the runway.
I saw this aircraft just a few weeks ago at Billund, Denmark. I could see it across the ramp while in the terminal. Hundreds if not thousands of people came out to line the airport perimeter fence watch the An-225 depart. We taxied out and then had to hold while the An-225 crossed the runway.
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The second AN-225 was never finished. There are some parts of it that have been in the works since the late 1980s, but it was never finished. Antonov Airlines is a moneymaking machine, but the market did not need 2 such planes, so they never finished the second one.
I'm proud to say that both my dad and grandpa both were involved in the development of the plane as engineers.
Here is the chief pilot's youtube channel where he filmed many of the takeoffs and landings (mostly in Russian) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_i...2qZQcu2feXWhDg
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the engine core fits in the An-124, because that’s how Boeing currently gets it from the GE plant in Evendale OH (suburban Cincinnati) to the Everett factory; as YVR states, the issue concerns an engine replacement at an outstation, because the fully built-up engine (with the nacelle and fan cowl in place) doesn’t, so the affected airline would be looking at surface transportation or having to set up additional engine buildup tooling and equipment on site
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Was it a one-of? It certainly was useful for its (very) heavy lift (and wide size) capacity which may not be replaceable. If any airlines need a GE-90-110/115 (or even bigger) engine flown into a remote airport to replace a blown engine, the alternatives may be slow and painful.