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The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, was at the airport at the start of the battle. It was initially confirmed to be intact by an Antonov pilot, despite the fighting. [41] On 27 February, a Ukroboronprom press release claimed that the Mriya had been destroyed by a Russian airstrike. [42]
With a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes (705 short tons), the An-225 held several records, including heaviest aircraft ever built and largest wingspan of any operational aircraft. It was commonly used to transport objects once thought impossible to move by air, such as 130-ton generators, wind turbine blades, and diesel locomotives .
Čeština: Největší nákladní letadlo na světě, Antonov An-225 startuje z letiště Gostomel Airport na Ukrajině k letu do Prahy a následně do Perthu v Austrálii. Deutsch: Die Antonow An-225 beim Abflug vom Flughafen Kiew-Hostomel mit Zielflughafen Prag zum anschließenden Weiterflug nach Perth ( Australien ).
Antonov An-225 Mriya: Destroyed on the ground at Hostomel Airport. [439] [440] [441] Antonov An-74: Registration number UR-74010 was destroyed by Russian forces during the Battle of Antonov Airport. [442] [441] Antonov An-26: Registration number UR-13395 was destroyed during the battle for Hostomel. [441] [443] Antonov An-124
At the edge of the runway was a special mating-demating device, designed to lift an orbiter off its Antonov An-225 Mriya carrier aircraft and load it on a transporter, which would carry the orbiter to the processing building at Site 254. A purpose-built orbiter landing control facility, housed in a large multi-storey office building, was ...
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During the clash at Antonov Airport, the only existing Antonov An-225 Mriya (the world's largest operational aircraft) was destroyed in its storage hangar. [49] The Russian government claimed nearly 200 Ukrainian deaths in the assault with no losses of its own. However, according to both Western and Ukrainian sources, an estimated 300 Russian ...
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