To honor pilots who fell during the conflict with Russia.🛩️
, but also happened to be the only such plane ever built. Designed to carry heavy loads such as the Soviet-era Space Shuttle, Mriya was 275 feet long, and at 290 feet , it had an even longer wingspan. To do the heavy-lifting, the aircraft was equipped with six turbofan engines, each capable of producing 51,600 pounds of thrust at takeoff.
Surveys carried out by Antonov's team after the battle found that Mriya could not be repaired and the plane that carried the world's heaviest cargo, including giant windmill blades as well as COVID-19 testing kits, was lost forever. While Zelensky has put an $800 million price tag on this now, Ukroboronprom, Antonov's parent company, has suggested that it would take about
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