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The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration'; NATO reporting name : Cossack ) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union .
Mriya (Мрія) means "dream" (inspiration) in Ukrainian. With a maximum gross weight of 640,000 kg (1,400,000 lb), the An-225 was the world's heaviest aircraft. Although its wingspan is less than that of the Hughes H-4 "Spruce Goose" , the latter never went beyond a single short low-altitude test flight, making the An-225 the largest aircraft ...
The An 225 was destroyed in the Ukraine-Russian war. The An-225 "Mriya" (tr. 'dream' or 'inspiration'), the world's largest cargo aircraft, was located at Hostomel Airport and it was partially destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. A number of other aircraft were also destroyed.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, was at the airport at the start of the battle. It was initially confirmed to be intact by an Antonov pilot, despite the fighting. [41] On 27 February, a Ukroboronprom press release claimed that the Mriya had been destroyed by a Russian airstrike. [42]
Antonov's aeroplanes (design office prefix An) range from the rugged An-2 biplane through the An-28 reconnaissance aircraft to the massive An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya strategic airlifters (the latter being the world's heaviest aircraft and was the only one in service). [31]
Tolmachev was born in 1934 in Kursk, Russia, USSR.After graduating from the Kharkiv Aviation Institute in 1959 he joined the Antonov Design Bureau in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR. . During his time there, he participated in the design, engineering and updating of almost every Antonov airplane, including the An-2, An-8, An-10, An-12, An-14, An-22, An-24, An-26, An-32, An-28, An-124 and the An-225 Mr
Ukraine’s parliament said on Sunday that the aircraft has been “destroyed” by Russian forces. It said in a tweet: “In 2020, the world’s largest transport aircraft AN-225 Mriya began to ...
The An 225 was destroyed in February 2022. The following Antonov Airlines aircraft were destroyed in 2022 during the Battle of Hostomel Airport: [8] Antonov An-26-100 (UR-13395) Antonov An-74T-100 (UR-74010) Antonov An-225-100 Mriya (UR-82060) [7] [25] The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of 2009): [26]