The British Are Restoring The AN-226 Mriya For Ukraine
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- On December 21, 1988, the world's largest and most powerful transport plane, the An-225 Mriya which was made by the Antonov Serial Production Plant, flew its first flight. By March the next year, with a maximum carrying capacity of over 500 tons, it had set 106 world records and records for planes in its class.
#Pandora_US#
This shot at 2:57 of the plane parting the fog like Moses parting the sea is one of the greatest amateur airplane shots I have ever seen.
This is the best news I have heard in a while. Kudos to the Brits!
I was working at the Farnborough Air show in 1990 and on a non public day I had a never to be forgotten opportunity to walk underneath this magnificent Aeroplane as it sat in the parking area to the eastern side of the airfield. While marvelling at it, one of it's crew asked if a small group of us, if we would like to go up the steps into the fuselage. Unsurprisingly, no-one refused that offer. When we got into this vast cavern, I was stunned just how huge it really was. Talking to the Ukrainian crew, I was invited to climb up onto the flight deck and it was like something from 60s, so old fashioned and no hi-tech at all.
Once back outside, I will never forget how worn out the tyres were and there were a lot of them that had 6 or 7 layers of plys showing. Watching it carry out 3 demonstration runs over the 9 days I was there, the sheer scale of the thing on take off and landing was 'awesome', fuelled by the RAF for it's visit and runs. They were so broke at that time, that they told us they were almost of fuel when they arrived and had to put it down the first time.
When I saw Mriya broken and murdered by those Russian bast@rds early in 2022, it brought tears to my eyes, but I'll never forget walking around inside her. What an aircraft. RIP Mriya. Slava Ukraini.
I watched it at that Farnborough show and it was able to do a flypast with fuel paid for by BA, if I remember rightly.
A magnificent sight and I still have my photos to remember it..
I remember seeing the plane on Blue Peter at the time, so I knew of it. I was very excited to see it in the air during a weekend when visiting my Dad who lived nearby in Ash 😊
Your probably visiting this magnificent lady in your best dreams sometimes.
I know i would.
Like i am boarding Concorde some nights 🫶
Thanks for telling your story 🙏🏽
I have seen the AN 225 in flight over my city in late 2014. Driving on a bridge over the Mississippi River at that time, the sight of it was a stunning experience. Never seen something so big, seemingly just hanging in the air, and lofting with grace. My wife asked me what it was (knowing that aircraft and machines have always been my curiosity and fascination) and was amused that my response was to the effect of "never seen anything like it" or something along those lines.
It was a moment of astonishment and a thing of beauty that will never be forgotten.
That said, as much as I hope it would happen; I can't believe another Mriya will ever fly again. It was a gift of it's time and the resources required to recreate that dream would be best allocated elsewhere.
The Dream can fly again , all it needs is the right backing and willpower
As a retired pilot & jet mechanic I hope this wonderful piece of aviation history. I have never seen it in person but she is the one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made.
I'm also a retired pilot but luckier than you! Years ago (20?) I saw it taking of from Terceira Island, Azores. Impressive.
I saw it parked at SEA once right next to a 747... the Mriya made even a 747 look not so big.
*Surprised at how much of it did survive... After testing and inspection, should help speed up the rebuilding process...*
Also as a newly licensed commercial pilot, I was on a vacation trip to Canada's west coast in mid -89... there was an airshow at Abbotsford ,BC and luckily the Antonov AN-225 was there for the duration of the airshow as a static display and later it did a stunning flying demonstration. It was brought there by the Russians including a bus for their own transportation. It truly was an amazing experience to witness this behemoth. But more shocking now is that the Russians(essentially Putin) could bring themselves to attempt to destroy this remarkable engineering achievement!
@cote4405 *You mean Pootin...*
The world needs this darling of a plane for sure !!
Why?
Because she was alive and must be resurrected to live again.
@@cplcabs Why ? Because of it's abilities . It has solved problems on numerous occasions because of its weight carrying
I would love to see this big bird fly again! It would be so cool 😎 long live the An225!
EVERYBODY.... AFTER ZELENSKI IS FORCED TO LEAVE AS A PRESIDENT AND UKRAIN IS GET RID OF ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL UK and US BLOODY NATO
big bird got me
I remember seeing it on the news landing in Australia. Amazing sight.
@@brianmorris8045 That might have been when she carried a generator for the opal mining industry
We have seen this An-225 Mriya in Paris in 1989 with the Buran on top . We were allowed to go inside . She was a beautiful and very big bird . I hope , they will build a new one !
Repair Rebuild the Mriya, what a beautiful and working cargo aircraft. Best wishes to the Captain who had to manage the damage of Mriya, awesome worth restoring or build new one
It must be rebuilt, as a symbol of all the Ukrainians that have suffered and died for their country. And as a symbol of the new Ukraine emerging after the war. A modern Ukraine is strong and a part of Europe.
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the largest airplane ever
there was only one
could park 6 city busses inside
Its a nice idea but I think ending the war might be a higher priority.
Let them rebuild it with their money then
I hope Mriya can Fly again 🤞👍
Hi. Absolutely YES. And this will be a great sign for victory. I would call it "ANTONOV 225 PEREMOHA " (the Ukrainean word for victory).
And by the way , please correct the number 226 to 225. Thanks and I wish a great success.
It’s oversized and stupid
there is no reason to not iterate the number if they make the updates discussed. Enough would be redesigned to warrant a new number.
Worked with this plane many times over 13 years at Robin Hood Doncaster, worked on the refuellers, was always going to be a long day when this incredible plane came in.
I hope to see this bird flying in our skies again sometime in the future.
With Sir Richard in charge, Mriya will fly again! I love the way her pilot patted her!
You have more faith than me.
Nothing is going to happen. All talk by the rich, followed by no action. Just a pipe dream.
He will make a lot of money from the billions given to ukraine
Yes. This must be rebuilt, even if not practical, just as an eff-you to the Pocckys.
All airframers, MROs, aviation engineering companies should pool together to do this
Sounds like it is not your money involved, have to do it even if it is not practical. Lets put say 75% of your life saving into the project to adjust your attitude.
Why? Its a waste of money and bad for the environment.
@@cplcabs its a massive part of history,and its more important than you might think
@rendycoya why? It's a transport plane which, yes, has set some records. However, its day is over. It's an outdated expensive machine that is not very efficient and is a heavy polluter.
To restore it to flying condition will be very very expensive even if the other partly built one is used. Restoring it for a museum will be very very expensive and few people will go to see it as it will be in Ukraine and even in peace time Ukraine is not on many peoples bucket list.
@@cplcabsits used for millitary aid,help with food and water to third world countries and transporting trains and such over long distances
Its cargo capacity was nearer 250 tons than 500. It was the AN-225, not 226. I saw it from my house here in England twice - the sextuple contrail was a strange sight.
He accidentally put 226
Yes, but the doubling of the cargo capacity claim from 250 to 500 tons was more concerning!@@JakeSUFC1889
Kind of annoying@@JakeSUFC1889
@@kadenzheng9159its just cuz u dont make videos i do make so the people who do videos knows more
I don't blame them it's just annoying.@@mathiasgameplays6036
It would be great if Airbus and Boeing came to help rebuild the 225. If they use the same engines that the Airbus A380 use that would awesome six of them? I would love to see it. I hope the figure that out!!
They won't. It's a Russian plane, and Russians will rebuild it.
Body from a C-5 galaxy but longer.
I live in Bangor maine and I just watched the Antonov take off!
The ME 262 Schwalbe would have been a great airplane with a Rolls Royce engine, but it just didn't happen.
@@tomcurda4203
Clearly a missed sales opportunity for RR there /s
The video title is incorrect - it is the Anotonov 225, not 226. It could NOT carry 500 tons; it's cargo capacity was close to 200 tons. Its gross weight with such a cargo, and fully fuelled was aroud the 500 ton mark.
The British are not restoring Mriya for Ukraine - indeed she is, unfortunately, in such poor state that she coudn't feasibly be restored to flying condition. However, Either one or more AN-124's could be used to supply parts ofr a new-build AN-225, with other parts being newly fabricated, (but the 124's are useful - why disassemble them?) or alternatively, an entirely new build Mriya could be made with the same form, but modern engines and avionics (which would also make it more efficient and cost-effective to run.
This is, I think the more realistic option, building anew, and building even better than before despite the Russian barbarian savages trail of destruction and atrocities over large parts of Ukraine. Such a new-build AN225 would be symbolic of the Ukrainian towns and villages that will be rebuilt. And best of all, no Russian involvement needed for the project.
Sorry, but this video was a pretty poor attempt.
I knew it was damaged in the war but I was never able to find any images or footage of the damage. Back then they were saying that it was minor damage and still able to fly. I was relieved then it sorta slipped my mind, then this just pops up in my feed. I am truly shocked to see that it was destroyed and not just minor damage like I had last heard. Seeing the images of it totally destroyed are hard to look at. I can only imagine how hard it must have been for the pilot of the Mryia when he first saw her, absolutely gutted! So sad, I really hope that they are able to get the new one built, if anyone can do it, Richard Branson can do it!
There were quite a lot of images and aerials at the time but I followed a lot of soldiers so it was much easier to come by for me I suppose.
No, it's a Russian plane and only Russians can do it!
Nah man the front end was completely destroyed. Wing was broken off and the engines on that wing was destroyed as well
If financial backing could be found lm sure a large plane manufacturer could persuaded to come on board and help rebuild this incredible aircraft.
Airbus springs to mind. Plus with their expertise with modern avionics the Antinov could be brought bang up to date and fly again.
Would be one in the eye for their competitors.
What about crowd funding?
Keep it flying with upgrades just like the B-52.
I think it would be a very positive thing both for Antonov and the manufacturer, and if this were well publicized. Branson's Virgin brand would definitely get a boost too if he financed it-- either in whole or in part. Might even be cool if they tricked it out in a special Virgin Atlantic livery that honors the Antonov legacy and business and also promotes Virgin; It could be a win-win.
Airbus already looked at it before building the Beluga.
@@rustyneuron Branson has already expressed an interest and financial backing
Would be great to see it in the air again.
without Antonov 225 Mriya it would take time to send a giant Part to Overseas
She will, but it will be a long time until she is rebuilt.
I know how all the aerodynamics work on aircraft that enables them to lift off and stay in the air. But even with this knowledge its is just an unbelievable sight to see this enormous beast just casually trundling down the runway and graciously lifting off into the sky. Everything in my gut just says, something this big and heavy shouldn't be able to fly. But yet it does, and it makes it look so effortless whilst doing so. Such a glorious aircraft! And one day, I hope, she'll be soaring high in the sky once more.
Then could the last Vulcan to fly be restored please! Happy Xmas to all!
@@chrisbarker6538 don't quote me on this but I believe new rules were introduced, to do with having multiple redundancies if things broke on the aircraft. Apparently it didn't have enough backup systems on board so it lost it's air worthiness certification. Like I say, this was word on the grapevine so don't take it as gospel. But it wouldn't surprise me.
"I know how all the aerodynamics work on aircraft that enables them to lift off and stay in the air."
No, you don't, but that's because neither do scientists. How lift works is still not fully understood, believe it or not, it's simply accepted because it works. 🤣
I Hope someone will take the job on to restore this beautiful plane. It's ability to transport loads above and beyond anything that has been built was tremendous. I was not aware that there was a 226 model.
I hope Branson or someone will take on this challenge
I believe the Russians will, in due course, as they have the blueprints, and funded the production of this very plane. Their conquest of all of Ukraine is inevitable, and likely sooner than later, so they will be able salvage the Antonov Aircraft factory.
@@angusbull9685 I think you'll find the blueprints are probably in Ukraine since Antonov was a Ukrainian organisation.
My first thought to, but the narrator says 225. Title must be typo.
@@angusbull9685 This one seems susceptible to Russian propaganda.
@@angusbull9685 Russia does not have the blueprints , they remained in Ukraine
This is very interesting, all the other videos of this plane I've seen Igor piloting. Great pilot great plane👍
Ukraine needs there dream back they need Mriya back and the dream will never die
Russians built it
@@Jolly56Roger No , it was built in the Soviet era by Ukrainians as were a lot of Soviet things including nuclear missiles made in Ukraine by Ukrainian technicians
Antonov needs to rebuild the an-225 its one of the biggest pieces of history
4:34 The AN-225 was not the flagship of the Ukranian airforce. It was operaqted by Antonov Airlines, a private company.
" The AN-225 was not the flagship of the Ukrainian air force."
No . Air force is military , this plane was just civilian
the saddness of this loss is inconsolable
Three most beutiful planes Antanov 225 Boeing 747 and Airbus 380 in no specific order
Concorde was the most beautiful. If you saw it in the air you'd agree.
They had it good and they knew about it. They need to rebuild it. Its their pride ❤❤❤❤
Wow, it means she ( An-225 Mriya) was less than 2 years old when I saw her in Oklahoma City! I hope to go back through my negatives. I hope they can restore the An-225 Mriya!
They should most definitely rebuild the AN-225.
Respect to Richard Branson for his support of Ukraine.
minor spelling mistake, its the 225 not 226
Such a beautiful bird must not be allowed to perish, but be brought back to life again.
It's about making more money with the Antonov, and showing Russia that Ukraine WON'T just go down !
There is a partially completed airframe stored somewhere, saw a video about two months ago. A starting point.....
Yeah!!! Absolutely they should rebuild the aircraft again
A modernized An-225 powered by four GE GenX or Rolls Royce Trent 1000 turbofans could have 50% more thrust than the 6-engine configuration it had originally. Couple that improvement with a more modern wing design and strengthened (and perhaps enlarged) fuselage, and the Antonov could again be the new king of heavy lift transports.
Good points, still modern technology could raise the possible MTOW, MLAW which really would be an argument for the plane staying a six jet. Plus the world needs to reembracs the idea of engine redundancy in aviation.
Quadjets, or at least trijets should be the norm for crossing big water masses on long haul just for safety reasons.
The plane should be able to pressurize and propell a plane to an alternate airport with less than 100% of its propulsion jet engine power to minimize risk.
On the other hand sticking with six engines means you end up with a proven design but better.
6 GE90s best of both worlds
Where do I (and others) send a small donation ?
Many mickles make a muckle - ie every dollar donated can go towards the great cost of bringing it closer to reality and we can proudly say "We helped with that !"
Why would they restore this when they have an almost-complete second A225 in storage?
Because its owned and in the hands of China
Ok im stupid, its in their Warehouse but I think china wanted antonov to build it, I heard they wanted to complete it later as a second one
@The Canadian Lover second plane was 90% ready. No engines and slight alteration of avionics needed. 100-150 mln really big money to do this. Basically for 159mln Antonov could do Mriya upgrade. How they come to 500 mln I don't understand. This is politicians thing, not Antonov engineers snd designers, I am sure.
History
@@narutosk3 it seems you misunderstood my comment. History, yes, but why restore a destroyed plane if you have an almost complete example sitting in a hangar elsewhere. That's like restoring a wrecked car if you have a good one sitting in a garage next door.
Fix the title.
You get it right elsewhere - why is the Title wrong?
And it was built to carry the Buran, NOT just components for it.
I saw it in a display carrying the Buran shuttle at Paris 1989.
Beast of a plane that needs sky again,
Well "restoring" implicates that it just needs to be put back together, but unfortunately there isn't much left of it at all.
Rebuilding would probably be the better term. But that would also be a perfect chance to make it better (there are always things that can be improved).
I see no use in a hasty rebuild attempt.
There were two of them.
The second was never completed and was scavenged for spares for Mriya.
What's left has probably been dismantled and taken out of Ukraine.
This is why I love the British and why I settled into the British
The AN-128 and AN-225 often stopped at IAH in Houston, which was kind of ironic since the modified 747-SP for Space Shuttle transport was based here in Houston (at Ellington field), and is now on display at the Johnson Space Center.
There is no model AN128. The aircraft that often stopped at IAH was the AN124 and mostly heading to Algeria. How do I know? I used to be on board those AN124s
The shortened 747 SP never had anything to do with the Space Shuttle.
The shuttle carrier was actually a 747 200. If you go to the Johnson Space Center in Houston and check the aircraft out, they describe its life before NASA as an AA 747 200
AN-225 but title says AN-226?
Maybe the new one will be AN-226 ?
They might make some modifications since they won't need the mounting points for Buran. Might also make some tail modifications too.
VERY DOABLE GOOD LUCK MR BRANSON
I hope this is true, that the Mriya will be restored and I hope the Brits are contributing to this. Slava Ukraini.
one can destroy a plane but never the soul of its people
The Brits can't even get one aircraft carrier out of port.
Yes they can. Less of the insults!
The most beautiful airplane to exist!
May she take to the skies once again.
There are just one cargo plane in the world of this size, and when you need it , nothing else will do. There are basically 2 options one which seems to be favored now is to rebuild the flying plane, which was heavily damaged, due to sheer negligence , if only management gave the order to have it flown out of the war zone , even on 4 engines. The other option is to use the one partially built second example.But that will have to wait till this one been finished and booked solid with work to force them to finish the other one. There are little advantage to do this in the original country now even if the war have ended? For most of the skilled personal are now dead. It will be a project equal to the design of the first 747, which nearly bankrupt Boeing. But now they are thinking of bring the jumbo back. The one unique thing about the jumbo, since 69, there been hull losses, and much mishaps, but not once can the losses be traced to a basic design flaw. One thing for sure, they will not be building 1500 Mriya, that is for sure.
Brilliantly defiant move!
Really loved the airplane
yes she need to be rebuild she was so iconic ive seen here fly once from Prague airport and it was site behold
Can't wait for the improved AN-225, the AN-226!
No, keep the original number otherwise it is a partial victory for Russia
@@UserUser-ww2nj It was a joke since the title said "An-226"
'Mriya' means "Dream' or 'Inspiration' in ukrainian It is more than just a plane :) Dreams should never die!
why dont they put an RR TRENT 1000 or G.E 9X or PRATT & whitney on that gentle giant of the sky?
The Mriiya was ready to takeoff. Not sat without engines!
This is how you stick it to the putinists🥰
...or help Nazis. Either way....
5.20 clearly all 6 engines are mounted, the plane was ready for its rescueflight, Leipzig was awaiting it. The only thing missing was one phonecall to start.
As long as its mainly for humanitarian use and not for any war perposes, then I totally in agreament of it being rebuilt and modified, It really is a beautiful feat of engineering.
Mriya is a (the) super heavy transport, not a bomber. So it's a civilian aircraft pretty much by definition.
@@AlexanderSchreiber It was used to resupply American troops, the troops were not there on humanintarian reasons, ok it was not the main use of Mriya, but it still happened. transport military supplies to the Middle East
I work right next to the Bangor international airport and I just watched this plane take off. Super crazy
WTF are you talking about? The aircraft was destroyed over a year ago. Take another hit.
@musicman0423 i`m glad you saw it take off. I saw it too at Prestwick Airport here in Scotland, and I could hardly believe it when i saw the size of the crowed that came to see it. I didn't think that there were that many people in Scotland. And don`t worry about @johannesbols57, He doesn't know WTF he is talking about, maybe he is just jealous that you saw it and he didn`t.
@@johannesbols57 it was rebuilt there genius
It was a 124 a few of those still flying
VERY SAID GLORY TO UKRAINE
They have a second incomplete fuselage and the destroyed Mriya has its wings and tail largely intact... Imagine a second aircraft completed with a glass cockpit and six GEnx-67 engines.
A plane that beautiful deserves the Rolls Royce RR badge on its engines!
@@zandert8224 Perhaps, but the GEnx 2B67 from the 747-8 has the right diameter and bleed air. The Trent 1000 doesn't have a variant that works here.
Where is the source that Britain is restoring the An-225? I would have heard about it. Considering the other details in the video description are incorrect, I am certain that this is another one of *those* videos. -sigh-
no one is restoring this, its nonsensical to restore it due to costs.
It should be acknowledged, Ukraine have another part built An-226 in a storage shed. The original is in no condition to be rebuilt. So, building the second from a good condition part constructed new aircraft stopped in production at the fall of the USSR
"Chassis"? I thought it's called a fuselage.
it belongs to Soviet Union and Russia, the breakway regime of Kiev stole it.
I don't see why it's so difficult to rebuild the original aircraft. Soviet-built components would have to be removed and replaced with modern Western components, but these would also be integral to any new AN-226 Mk2's Ukraine builds in future.
This plane is not 100% Ukrainian. Its 100% assembled in Ukrain ! BIG difference
He would never have seen the day without the ussr. So grabbing it is already a problem. Then its not the sibole of the victory against the evil, because its the symbole of a stolen emancipation.
🇷🇺Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Russian: Оле́г Константи́нович Анто́нов; 7 February 1906 - 4 April 1984) was a Soviet aeroplane designer, and the founder of the Antonov Design Bureau, named in his honour. Antonov designed a number of Soviet aeroplanes (such as the Antonov An-2, Antonov An-12) and numerous gliders for both civilian and military use.
🇷🇺 Antonov was born on 7 February 1906 in Troitsy, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire (now Podolsky District of the Moscow Oblast), Russian Empire to a family of Russian ethnicity.[1] In 1912, the Antonovs moved to Saratov, where he attended the non-classical secondary school (now gymnasium №1) and secondary school (now school №23). From an early age, Antonov was fascinated with aviation and spent much of his spare time at the local airfield.
🇷🇺 He is russian
🇷🇺 Viktor Tolmachev Tolmachev was born in 1934 in Kursk, Russia, USSR (11 August 1934 - 7 June 2018) was a Russian engineer. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and chief designer of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya transport aircraft.[1]
🇺🇦Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev (Ukrainian: Петро Васильович Балабуєв, 23 March 1931 in Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR - 17 May 2007) was a Ukrainian aircraft designer, engineer, Doctor of Engineering (1988), professor, chief designer of the Antonov Design Bureau (1984 - May 2005)
*****Under his guidance the following aircraft were developed: Antonov An-22, Antonov An-72, An-74, Antonov An-32, Antonov An-28, Antonov An-124 (the world's second largest serially manufactured cargo aircraft), Antonov An-225 Mriya*****
Then he is not the main conceptor but the main leader of the project.
🇺🇦 Kiev Mechanical Plant - Antonov:
Design: main design work on the aircraft
Production: most of the new technical units, small parts of the fuselage and system parts, fairings, the nose of the center section and others
Assembly: general assembly of the aircraft
Other work: all work after assembly
🇺🇦 Kiev Aviation Production Association (KiAPO):
Production: fuselage nose, nose landing gear mounts, new horizontal and vertical empennage, engine pylons and cowlings, ball screws for nose fuselage gear and others
🇺🇦 Zaporozhye Motor Building Plant (Motor Plant No. 29):
Production: serial engines D-18T
🇷🇺 Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex (UAIC):
Production: new large-sized milled power frames, fuselage lows and brackets, some serial components and parts of the aircraft
🇷🇺 Moscow Institute of Electromechanics and Automation (MIEA):
Design: a new complex of flight control equipment A-825M
Production: A-825M flight controls
🇷🇺 Hydromash:
Design: new aircraft landing gear
Production: aircraft landing gear
🇷🇺 Voronezh Aviation Plant:
Painting: specialized painting with polyurethane paint (specialists from Voronezh worked in Kiev)
🇺🇿 Tashkent Aviation Production Association - Chkalov (TAPOiCh):
Production: new central parts of the wings with flaps and end (removable) parts of the wings - serial consoles from An-124
In the end, this aircraft is more Russian than Ukrainian.
@leamsiikrut423 that was a lot of good information thank you, but why was it destroyed by Russia, if it is mainly Russian. When Russia attacked Ukraine at the start of the war, one of the first factories they destroyed was a Russian factory in Ukraine. And it was a Russian tank building factory, WHY ?.
@@williamgardner2739 First you already answered to the question.
Because it's war.
But im gona détail it.
After 2014 Maidan révolution ( financed by Europe) Porochenko came to president without normal élections.
The tension get worst bettween Ukrainian Nationalistes ( Pravisektor, Svoboda ) and Russian native speaker
Pacific manifestation came to blood bath because those nationnaliste do not accept Russian. You can check : Odessa Trade Union House Blood bath, they habe burned alive Russian speakers and children.
With all this hell going on Russia was affraid with Sevastopol in Crimea, then they send the army for protection and made a Referendum to get back crimea ( it was given in 50s but in a contexte of URSS )
By that the 2 region in the east ( Lugansk / Dombass ) mostely habited by old people from the soviet erra, who are retired decide to get autonomus and out of Ukraine because they considerete them like fascist.
Porochenko send the army to those 2 region, and have done a speech on TV ( check youtube : Porochenko speech 2014)
He said : they gona live in cave we not, our children gona go to school when there children gona stay in cave.
Thats what an anti Russian people who want to exterminate a certain population said. Its not me affirmating, ITS POROCHENKO AND EVERY ONE CAN SEE IT
8 year of bombing, no water, no électricity, no pension money
And after this 8 year and maaaannyy discutions, those 2 region get autonomus, with a gouvernement.
Then what you can do to a country that is attacked for shit reason ? You blast the shit out of the opponent
Now your question.
When all the Ukrianian infrastructure is Soviet, and they hait them ? Okay we gona live them with nothink.
This is how you scold a capricious little child who believes he has his own culture, that he invented everything. you take from him what he didn't do with his own hands, and reality will come back to him on its own.
It took some very sick minds to destroy a potential for good aircraft.
Love to see her back in the skies! IMO - stay away from Chinese partnerships, they will gain your proprietary information, walk away from deals and they will begin production after reverse-engineering. It is just their way.
The Antonov's is a Ukrainian brand and has always been so. The factory in Kyiv and has never been a Russian brand. The factory is also the only one to produce modern jet engines and the Russians are really depended on their expertise.
Cost of creation new Mriya may stay from $150mln to $300mln. This estimate from different Ukrainian experts.
what is it compared to those how much 6 bilion eur put into creating A380 --
forget the airplane... how about we call for a ceasefire?
It's good they are restoring the AN-226, I hope they also do the AN-225 🤣🤣
Mriya 2.0 needs to be build with the new digital Ukrainian capability and modern manufacturing, reusing the old will cause more issues and cost that building new that can be reproduced if more than one is wanted.
Because it needs to be restored. Putin had no need to bomb the A225.
That would be wonderful.... like Phoenix reborn from the ashes
if the image at 38 seconds is real, santa needs a new credit card
The Mriya was An 225, NOT 226. So even if buiilding a new one identical
is not a restauration.
Probably more advance and with new technology I guess
I wonder how this would look if fitted with Ultrafans. The old engines are fairly hard to maintain and thirsty
Imagine her in Yellow, hanging in the sky in exactly the way that bricks don't
Rebuild it and bring it back to America!!!
Great to hear
Man when that plane got destroyed i tbh i cried a little bc damm its a icon its a beauty and now she gone
bro i read AN-226 and i was like TF? the brits be steaking antonovs models and making it less iconic?
Oh?? No Fooling??? IMHO: Boeing, Airbus along with GE, RR and P&W should collaborate to get this Lady back in service!!
Thank you for restoring Russian technology. 😊
They should raise and restore the Titanic.
Boeing and Airbus would give their parts to Ukrainian and that solved the problems for the next AN-225 mission to be unveiled again after a long time..
They are restoring a 2nd An-226 that is in storage
Hate Russia's war of aggression. If they had chosen to be a democracy instead of a dictatorship they would be best bros and best friends with Ukraine right now. The AN planes are amazing. I spent years in the U.S. Air Force. Never saw one at home but saw one in Spain I don't think it was the 226/5. This was in 2003. Probably shipping parts to Russia for something. Also got to see 747s piggy back Space Shuttles a few times, and the Guppy was f/*king very cool. I know Paul Allen wanted to make a bigger plane; Wish his sister would have finished his dream.
It could have been moved before it was attacked, but a Russian sympathizer at the airfield blocked it from being evacuated.
I can only assume that the word 'chassis' used here actually refers to the mounting structure for the undercarriage. A plane doesn't have a 'chasis'. The fuselage consists of roughly circular frames joined together with various 'stringers' and 'longerons', forming a complete framework upon which is secured the outer stressed skin.
Looking at the remains of the destroyed aircraft, as a layman, I would suspect that the only way to see another AN-225 in the air, would be to finish building the unfinished one whilst salvaging as much of the 'written off' one as possible. The extent of damage to the burnt frame has probably compromised the integrity of what's left to such a degree as to render only 50% of what looks good to be actually re-useable.
Comical the An 225 has to be rebuilt because it symbolizes the fight between good and evil LOL
Why would the British care about a old Soviet plane and want to spend billions getting it flying again ? Would they not get more pride getting a few Concordes back in the air ?
exactly. No one is restoring this plane. Its had its day.