The hulking Ukrainian-built Antonov An-225 Mriya - the world's largest-ever aeroplane - is coming to Microsoft Flight S…
As well as being notable for its enormous size, the Mriya is also a fascinating plane for its operational history and ultimate fate.
Ironically built in Kyiv for the former USSR, the Mriya was originally intended to be one of a fleet of massive aircraft able to airlift the Soviet's own range of space shuttles. However, the cancellation of this programme and the collapse of the USSR left the Mriya the only one of its class constructed - and left without purpose.
During the early days of the Covid pandemic, the Mriya was used to transport Covid test kits from China to Europe in as big a bulk as possible. ДП «АНТОНОВ» та корпораціяуклали ліцензійний договір на право...
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