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When someone thinks about a big plane, most people tend to imagine an Airbus A380 or a Boeing 747. Both of these aircraft are huge and can carry hundreds of passengers and some very heavy things. But ...

DALLAS — On this date, the Antonov An-225 made its first public appearance outside the Soviet Union at the 1989 Paris Air Show where it was presented carrying a Buran orbiter. The An-225, also known ...

The An-225 was more than a giant cargo plane. It was the first step toward a much larger aerospace vision tied to shuttle transport, airborne launches, and even future orbit bound vehicles. Antonov ...

What happens when an aircraft is built to carry the future of Soviet space missions? The Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was built to transport the Buran space shuttle and support mid-air ...

The AN-225 Mriya, meaning “dream” in Ukrainian, was a symbol of engineering excellence. Built in the 1980s by the Antonov Design Bureau, the aircraft was initially designed to transport the Buran ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya stands as a testament to human engineering prowess, redefining the limits of aviation with its colossal dimensions. This extraordinary aircraft, with its 88-meter wingspan and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Destroyed AN-225 Mriya. Stock photo: Getty Images Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov Company has completed all urgent ...

This week marks two years since the destruction of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya aircraft in Gostomel, on the outskirts of Kiev, as a result of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. The incident ...

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 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 ...