antonov 225 destroyed
The six-engine Anotov An-225 weighs 314 tonnes and has a wingspan of 88 meters. So if youve ever seen a photo of one thats the.
Theres exactly one An-225 in existence.
. Antonov An-225 the biggest plane in the world was destroyed by Russian troops in the second air attack on the Hostomel Gostomel airport near Kyiv. If the flying An-225 has been destroyed the unfinished aircraft may have also been ruined. The aircraft was situated at the airport at the time of the attack.
Maybe just maybe Russian. Antonov An-225 Mriya Destroyed. Even if the second fuselage remains intact it likely wont be completed as a replacement from the main An-225.
I hadnt really thought about the ramifications for global cargo besides the direct losses of the 225 and some 124s - of course with Antonov the company incapacitated all their aircraft even without talking about the huge ones the smaller ones are heavily used in Africa will have to be grounded eventually due to lack of spares. The aircraft was burnt in the Russian attack. Antonov Airlines was a very clever way by Antonov to use and promote their heavy duty cargo aircraft the An-124 on which the 225 is based is also pretty big and the smaller planes can land pretty much on anything as long as its flat.
While it is said to be 70. Unconfirmed reports the worlds only AN-225 has been destroyed following hostilities at Hostomel airport. Eps 47 minutes ago prev next.
There are other Antonov aircraft also located there. Ukraines Minister of Foreign Affairs confirming the news the worlds largest cargo aircraft the Antonov An-225 has been destroyed by fire at Hostomel Airport outside Kyiv. A second Antonov An-225 is sitting unfinished in a hangar though the aircraft is sat at the same airport as the airworthy An-225.