General Ike Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I am unfortunately reading reports that the one and only AN-225 (the largest transport aircraft in the world) was destroyed in Ukraine last week by a Russian attack. This aircraft was originally created as a way of transporting the Soviet Buran space shuttle, much in the way that a Boeing 747 was converted to do the same with our shuttles. With the fall of the Soviet Union the Buran program was scrapped and the AN-225 became Ukrainian property. In the following decades it made several record breaking flights for size and weight of cargo. It also participated in many humanitarian airlifts for natural disasters. David Wild a member of this forum (not active lately) was I believe a loadmaster on this aircraft at one point in his career. There was a discussion about the plane in the "Non Union Shop" thread a year or so ago that he commented on. 1 1 Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I recall reading that there was a 2nd AN-225 incomplete sitting in a hanger in Ukraine. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Sadly the cost of war I guess, but I guess it can be replaced unlike human life Sad state of affairs over there, hopefully common sense prevails and this mess is sorted sooner rather than later Paul 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 There is a Ukraine on the JOT page and he posted this a few days ago. He has been updating on the board as he can. "Yesterday the occupiers destroyed the largest Mriya plane in the world. From the Ukrainian language, Mriya translates as Dream! They destroyed our dream with wings, but they will never be able to kill the dream of freedom of my people, which will soon come!" 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I've seen this aircraft at Bradley IAP (KBDL) in Connecticut a few times several years ago while it was there to transport new helicopters from Sikorsky to Europe. Massive doesn't even begin to give you a scale on it's size. I've been on C-5 Galaxies before and this is so beyond those. Such a shame and all of this is so unnecessary. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ike Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 2:47 AM, harrybarbon said: I recall reading that there was a 2nd AN-225 incomplete sitting in a hanger in Ukraine. Yes there is, or at least used to be an incomplete airframe somewhere. Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vladislav Posted March 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2022 Really sad events. I saw the aircraft when it flew carrying Buran shuttle near Moscow ring road in 1988 or 1989. Plenty of time passed since. Don't lean toward commenting what happens in Ukraine now, the most info I have is from media and generally the same as you can learn in your country. Personally I can say the least I'm shocked. And couldn't belive even in the morning of the 1st day when heard the news. Sure sanctions will affect my incoms and abilities to provide the resto projects. But the matter that bothers me the most is what Paul mentioned in his post above. Vlad 5 1 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 There’s no rebuilding this. Such a waste. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-490835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Seems deliberate, destroy an icon, 1 of only, take possession at worst but not destroy such a useful and successful transport of large items by air. Now sea freight is alternative. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69308-antonov-an-225-destroyed/#findComment-491093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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