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Pioneers of aeronautical engineering: Oleg Antonov – creator of the world's largest cargo aircraft family

Oleg Antonov transformed Soviet aviation by creating the Antonov design bureau and iconic aircraft such as the An-2, An-12, ...
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What happened to Antonov? How the aircraft giant lost its serial production

Antonov produced many of the Soviet Union's most iconic transport aircraft, including the huge An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya. It built most of the mid-sized military transports as well as regional ...
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The Ukrainian manufacturer of the world's largest plane says rebuilding it would cost $3 billion. See the full history of the famous six-engine jet that was destroyed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Antonov An-225 was the world's largest cargo plane, armed with six engines and a massive cargo hold. The plane was destroyed ...
The Aviationist

Stranded An-124 Rejoins Antonov Fleet at Leipzig

One of Antonov Airlines’ prized An-124s, which was undergoing an overhaul at the time of Russia’s full scale invasion, escaped Ukraine’s contested airspace and arrived at Antonov’s temporary base at ...
Flying

Antonov Rebuilding World’s Largest Cargo Aircraft, ‘Mriya’

Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov is rebuilding the An-225 Mriya, the world's largest cargo plane, which was destroyed during Russia's invasion. The reconstruction effort is estimated to cost at ...
Newsweek

World’s Largest Plane, Antonov AN-225, Compared to Other Aircraft After Russia Destroys It

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The world's largest plane has been destroyed in the conflict between ...
Popular Mechanics

Ukraine’s An-225 Mriya Helped Define a Nation—Then, Russia Killed It. Will It Fly Again?

The Antonov An-225 Mriya—once the world’s largest aircraft—lies in pieces in an airport northwest of Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv. Heavily damaged during fierce fighting between Russian paratroopers ...
New Atlas

Only example of world's largest aircraft destroyed in Ukraine fighting

The world's largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya (NATO name Cossack), has been confirmed to be destroyed in the fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro ...
SpaceNews

Antonov shortage threatens delivery delays for the biggest satellites

ESA's CHEOPS expoplanet telescope is loaded into an Antonov cargo aircraft in 2019 for transport to Europe’s launch center in French Guiana. Credit: Airbus photo by P. Masclet COLORADO SPRINGS — A ...
Forbes

World’s Largest Aircraft Another Casualty Of Russian Attack On Ukraine

Antonov An-225 Mriya Cossack being towed by a tug with a towbar at the 1989 Paris Airshow with the Soviet Buran space shuttle on its back. (Photo by: aviation-images ...
Jane's Information Group

Ukraine conflict: Impact on military aircraft programmes managed by Ukraine in Asia

Janes Markets Forecast: Military aircraft data on the global market for UkrOboronProm during 2021–31 by the total programme value. (Janes) Ukrainian Antonov legacy transport aircraft are widely in use ...