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Antonov An-225: World's biggest unfinished airplane lies hidden in warehouse
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — On the outskirts of Kiev, somewhere between the city's Nyvky and Sviatoshyn metro stations, sits a drab industrial building that you could drive past a thousand times without guessing it contains an extraordinary secret. Inside can be found the unfinished chapter of one of the greatest feats of Soviet aviation ever conceived. The only clue is the building's size. It's gargantuan. It needs to be. Because it contains something equally vast -- the largest… (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The USAF should buy it to make a new Air Force One. Only problem would be that Trump couldn't fit his ego inside of t.
A once or twice delivery job per year????...great business!!!!!!!
That isn't their only delivery craft.Antonov also has several An 124's as well as the AN 22 for heavy lift.
Actually, the 225 has been out 8 times so far this past year
Actually, the 225 has been out 8 times so far this past year
When I was working at DFW for American Airlines as a A&P the AN 225 had landed and taxied over to the west side of the airport.My sister working for American's transportation unit took out some Coke-Colas to the crew as they left the plane as a guested of good will.They in turn invited her to tour the airplane .With their permission she called me to come there to see the plane.The first thing that I noticed is that the crew used a very long aluminum step ladder to inter the flight deck.I spent about an hour all over the aircraft including the flight deck. I found a lot of the aircraft not up to date with our aircraft at that time .
Did you get a chance to squeeze through the APU bay and climb up into the aft crew quarter's?
I do not think Mriya will ever be fully up to date with modern aircraft as that would be a complete, and I mean complete, teardown of all the electrical systems and then designing, building and installing new. There is talk, however, of pulling her engines and installing Aviadvigatel PD-35's but with the conflict over there, I highly doubt that will happen. Another thought, they are considering, is replacing those DT-18's with modified CF6's.
I do not think Mriya will ever be fully up to date with modern aircraft as that would be a complete, and I mean complete, teardown of all the electrical systems and then designing, building and installing new. There is talk, however, of pulling her engines and installing Aviadvigatel PD-35's but with the conflict over there, I highly doubt that will happen. Another thought, they are considering, is replacing those DT-18's with modified CF6's.
1) http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180831153006-antonov-fedykovych-7.jpg
2) http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/171031133640-baikonur-launch.jpg
3) http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180831151911-antonov-fedykovych-10.jpg
4) http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180831142545-an-225-in-service.jpg
She is a sight to behold.