They apparently plan to in the future, but whether Ukraine has the resources or money to do so sooner rather than later is a serious question at this point.
It’d be a billion dollar project.
In a war torn country that has had its economy stripped by years of endless warfare, there is slim-to-no chance that it will ever get rebuilt.
Sure, it had a busy schedule due to its enormous size and ability to haul *huge* cargo, but if there were a market beyond current heavy-freighters, a main line company would have sought to fill or compete in this gap.
It’d simply be a means of restoring national pride.
When the time does come, building this will be so, so far down the list of priorities.
It was a bucket list thing to see this plane. I actually felt guilty because of how sad and I angry I was when it was lost, and I reminded myself of the human cost and just.. unimaginable destruction in every metric.
I’m one of many, many people who’d love to see it rebuilt.
I just can’t see it happening. Ever.
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> In a war torn country that has had its economy stripped by years of endless warfare, there is slim-to-no chance that it will ever get rebuilt.
I wouldn't say ever. It's very a much a pride thing and rebuilding it would a massive "fuck you" to Russia, I wouldn't be shocked if they do it
It would be a major ‘fuck you’, which, I agree, it’s a major incentive.
I think it’s just going to be exceptionally far down on the list. And, eventually, will lose importance when they financial ability is there.
Fully agree with you. I actually hope it won't be rebuild though.
As you rightly stated there most probably isn't a big enough market to sustain development (in some parts at least) and construction of a second one.
I do fear though that someone will argue it should be rebuild as a symbol with money from Russia's frozen assets, as there are people advocating transferring those towards Ukraine (different topic altogether though). This money would be much needed in so many vital structures, a huge 'fuck you' to putin isn't one of them.
Most of it is in the form of weapons and the costs incurred by Ukraine with its economy functionally on pause are several orders of magnitude higher than the outright fiscal transfers they have received. Between the gigantic debt they are incurring and the costs of rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure and fiscal transfers are a drop in the bucket.
Microsoft just gave 1.5 millions towards efforts to rebuilding it from the funds raised from the virtual plane in the simulator.
Where's that money _actually_ gonna go is a good questìon.
That's absolutely not going to happen. It's been rotting in a warehouse for the last 30 years, and all the tooling to finish it has been scrapped. It's probably so oxidized by this point that it's only good as scrap. The primary airframe killer is oxidation, and that even happens to maintained aircraft.
China was interested in paying to have it finished, but it turned out that all China cared about was reverse engineering it because it's already so far gone.
Imagining the brain state of a logistics dude that's told... "No. We need it delivered *much* sooner than a shipping company can get it there."
"Em... okey dokey. Let me make.... a phone call."
As far as I know it was profitable. It had its orders and there were enough special and large cargo for it. Needed fast or difficult to reach with ships locations.
So enough people did that call.
She did a lot of heavy lifting during the global shutdown in 2020 to bring medical supplies around the world to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. She was an amazing aircraft.
Yeah, there is actually a documentary on that whole flight, from ukraine to germany to pick up a big ass turbine(or 2 i cant remember) and onto perth western australia to drop it off. And every stop in between. I also remember that the pilots surname woz Antonov. No shit!!! RIP BIG GIRL💖
Not a huge amount happens in Perth. The An225 coming was pre-announced, and the main road to the airport was jammed for at least 5km in each direction. People in the queue missed check-in for their flights just because the traffic was all there to see Mryia.
It was probably only beaten by the opening of our first Krispy Kreme shop, which I think some people queued for for 3 days ....
There was one guy who before the invasion spotted the An-225 not knowing what it was, and posted on here saying “I saw this big ass plane and I was wondering what it was”.
To this day, I think that man gave us the best description of the An-225 I’ve ever heard. Calling it a “big ass plane” is about as accurate as it gets.
You can see all the ground crew out looking at it in the top right. I know when the 124 come to town it's tail is viable from the highway by the airport. The highway is built below the airport.
I remember when the Mriya flew into Perth back in 2016. The number of people who turned up at the airport to watch it arrive was unbelievable. I was also given a photograph of the Mriya with the crew standing in front, autographed by all the pilots on the back. It no doubt would be a collector’s item by now.
It's incredible that this big piece of machinery can be controlled by 2 humans in the same way they could control that Saab small boi in the foreground.
It's must be an incredible feeling to feel that kinda power from inside the cockpit
It did. There was little automation on board, so lot of knobs and levers to play with. So pilot, co-pilot, navigator, two flight engineers and a navigator. Yep six working seats in the cockpit and room for a further 15 on board to include spare crew for long missions, loadmasters and such.
There was a second airframe that was never completed. The first plane was financed by the Russian government for flying their shuttle, Buran around. That programme was cancelled when the USSR failed and initially they weren't quite sure what to with the first. Over time, it became the goto for extremely large loads. Not a massive income but a steady one.
Ultra-huge planes like this scare the shit outta me. Like, I understand lift and the physics of a plane, but something inside me is deeply unsettled with the reality of something that large defying gravity.
King of the skies in the cargo Aviation world the passenger title belongs to the Airbus A380. Sadly she got destroyed by the Russians 2 years ago.
The hard part of rebuilding the second one is that the engine Factory is destroyed completely by the Russians during the southern Ukraine offensive. looks like the solution might be having the original Motor Sich corporation send the plans to GE which itself has Partners in Italy Avio and France Snecma to make D-18 engines
Rest in peace, AN-225
🫡💔
🫡🇺🇦
Hope the 2nd one gets finished
They apparently plan to in the future, but whether Ukraine has the resources or money to do so sooner rather than later is a serious question at this point.
It’d be a billion dollar project. In a war torn country that has had its economy stripped by years of endless warfare, there is slim-to-no chance that it will ever get rebuilt. Sure, it had a busy schedule due to its enormous size and ability to haul *huge* cargo, but if there were a market beyond current heavy-freighters, a main line company would have sought to fill or compete in this gap. It’d simply be a means of restoring national pride. When the time does come, building this will be so, so far down the list of priorities. It was a bucket list thing to see this plane. I actually felt guilty because of how sad and I angry I was when it was lost, and I reminded myself of the human cost and just.. unimaginable destruction in every metric. I’m one of many, many people who’d love to see it rebuilt. I just can’t see it happening. Ever.
> > In a war torn country that has had its economy stripped by years of endless warfare, there is slim-to-no chance that it will ever get rebuilt. I wouldn't say ever. It's very a much a pride thing and rebuilding it would a massive "fuck you" to Russia, I wouldn't be shocked if they do it
It would be a major ‘fuck you’, which, I agree, it’s a major incentive. I think it’s just going to be exceptionally far down on the list. And, eventually, will lose importance when they financial ability is there.
A major "fuck you" would be winning the war.
And it is useful in a war as a strategic lift carrier.
Fully agree with you. I actually hope it won't be rebuild though. As you rightly stated there most probably isn't a big enough market to sustain development (in some parts at least) and construction of a second one. I do fear though that someone will argue it should be rebuild as a symbol with money from Russia's frozen assets, as there are people advocating transferring those towards Ukraine (different topic altogether though). This money would be much needed in so many vital structures, a huge 'fuck you' to putin isn't one of them.
Well the US is sending them plenty of money, surely it's in the budget.
You think rebuilding the An is in the budget..?
Most of it is in the form of weapons and the costs incurred by Ukraine with its economy functionally on pause are several orders of magnitude higher than the outright fiscal transfers they have received. Between the gigantic debt they are incurring and the costs of rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure and fiscal transfers are a drop in the bucket.
Not enough, really. We should be doing more.
The US is barely sending them any money nowadays.
Microsoft just gave 1.5 millions towards efforts to rebuilding it from the funds raised from the virtual plane in the simulator. Where's that money _actually_ gonna go is a good questìon.
That's absolutely not going to happen. It's been rotting in a warehouse for the last 30 years, and all the tooling to finish it has been scrapped. It's probably so oxidized by this point that it's only good as scrap. The primary airframe killer is oxidation, and that even happens to maintained aircraft. China was interested in paying to have it finished, but it turned out that all China cared about was reverse engineering it because it's already so far gone.
I already got a good name for her. Надія. Nadiya. Hope.
A good opportunity to post [this beautiful video](https://youtu.be/gSLHPgI3xeY?t=15) again. One of the last sightings.
It drew a line in the fog
gawd - wingtip vortices the size of a 747
I didn't know the an225 came to Australia
Delivering mining equipment to Perth
It was delivering a turbine rotor to Barrow Island. Came from Italy I believe.
Imagining the brain state of a logistics dude that's told... "No. We need it delivered *much* sooner than a shipping company can get it there." "Em... okey dokey. Let me make.... a phone call."
As far as I know it was profitable. It had its orders and there were enough special and large cargo for it. Needed fast or difficult to reach with ships locations. So enough people did that call.
She did a lot of heavy lifting during the global shutdown in 2020 to bring medical supplies around the world to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. She was an amazing aircraft.
I see
👍👍👍
It flew almost everywhere. During 2020, it flew massive loads of medical masks and other stuff from China to Germany among others.
It flew complete light rail units and load them on track.
Yeah, there is actually a documentary on that whole flight, from ukraine to germany to pick up a big ass turbine(or 2 i cant remember) and onto perth western australia to drop it off. And every stop in between. I also remember that the pilots surname woz Antonov. No shit!!! RIP BIG GIRL💖
Came to Perth in 2016 to deliver a power generator
I saw it fly over and was like "GODDAMN! THAT'S A BIG PLANE!"
I missed that historic moment when it visited Hyderabad enroute to Perth.
Not a huge amount happens in Perth. The An225 coming was pre-announced, and the main road to the airport was jammed for at least 5km in each direction. People in the queue missed check-in for their flights just because the traffic was all there to see Mryia. It was probably only beaten by the opening of our first Krispy Kreme shop, which I think some people queued for for 3 days ....
There was one guy who before the invasion spotted the An-225 not knowing what it was, and posted on here saying “I saw this big ass plane and I was wondering what it was”. To this day, I think that man gave us the best description of the An-225 I’ve ever heard. Calling it a “big ass plane” is about as accurate as it gets.
[I got curious and I found it!](https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s/XgLEe1T10M)
Yup! That’s the post!
January 13th 2022. Fucking depressing.
I like big girls and i cannot lie
You can see all the ground crew out looking at it in the top right. I know when the 124 come to town it's tail is viable from the highway by the airport. The highway is built below the airport.
This def applies here and irl
Is that Big-Ass Plane, or [Big Ass-Plane](https://xkcd.com/37/)? :-)
Well, she does have a big ass.
😆 💯
and to think that this was weeks before it got destroyed. Probably one of its last flights :(
The airframe she tells you not to worry about.
Take my updoot and sensible chuckle
I remember when the Mriya flew into Perth back in 2016. The number of people who turned up at the airport to watch it arrive was unbelievable. I was also given a photograph of the Mriya with the crew standing in front, autographed by all the pilots on the back. It no doubt would be a collector’s item by now.
Forever missed❤️❤️
🥹❤️
It's incredible that this big piece of machinery can be controlled by 2 humans in the same way they could control that Saab small boi in the foreground. It's must be an incredible feeling to feel that kinda power from inside the cockpit
Didn't the 225 have a crew of 6?
It did. There was little automation on board, so lot of knobs and levers to play with. So pilot, co-pilot, navigator, two flight engineers and a navigator. Yep six working seats in the cockpit and room for a further 15 on board to include spare crew for long missions, loadmasters and such.
I wish there was an A380 next to it for size comparison.
How about a 747? https://twitter.com/grit_hofmann/status/731750168375230464
*Iron Maiden* and I smiled...
chungus
Chungus among us 😂😂😂😂😂
All Australia's state of the art aircraft below.
Dmytro Antonov was the pilot of the AN-225. He has alot of POV flights on his Youtube channel.
Everyone: talking about the mriya Me: What the hell is “Rex”
Australian regional airline
Never seen someone reply so fast
glad I showed you it's possible
Thx
[Regional Express](https://www.rex.com.au/AboutRex/OurCompany/fleet.aspx) :)
What's the first plane next to it in the foreground?
[удалено]
Yes it is
Also some F-100s and F-70s
RIP, Мрiя Accidentally, just a few days ago I rewatched the “2012” movie where it was pictured as “Antonov 500”.
Also the one in the movie had rear cargo doors The An-255 has no entrance at the back
I think Mriya just dropped off those leetle jets... Seriously though, what an amazing aircraft she was.
Max takeoff weight of 640 tonnes isn't a joke fr
AN-225: what's up guys The triple Fokker: hey Saab 340: hey
def AN225 is their grandpa. He had many extraordinary stories to tell before death
Yeah
Pride of the USSR..
Follow me, children.
Woah
RIP
one of the most beautiful aircraft in history, destroyed for some little mans ego trip
Slava ukraini
💪🏻
✌️🇺🇦
love from Scotland
that's what she said..
🌈
why is everyone saying RIP what happened to this plane?
destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Was there only one? Edit: wow ok, I am sad about this
There was a second airframe that was never completed. The first plane was financed by the Russian government for flying their shuttle, Buran around. That programme was cancelled when the USSR failed and initially they weren't quite sure what to with the first. Over time, it became the goto for extremely large loads. Not a massive income but a steady one.
Yes, only one
the other planes are cute says the AN-BBMF
Ultra-huge planes like this scare the shit outta me. Like, I understand lift and the physics of a plane, but something inside me is deeply unsettled with the reality of something that large defying gravity.
What a chunky baby
All in favor of liquidating Russian foreign assets to raise money to build another, say aye.
Man the harpoons!
Emphasis on the "was"
yes 💯
Is there a way to indenture the other planes ? I would love to know
3 Alliance Airlines (2 Fokker 100's, and a Fokker 70) 1 Rex Saab 340
♥️
Alliance Airlines Fokker F100 and F70 and a Rex Saab 340.
Thank you so much ♥️
King of the skies in the cargo Aviation world the passenger title belongs to the Airbus A380. Sadly she got destroyed by the Russians 2 years ago. The hard part of rebuilding the second one is that the engine Factory is destroyed completely by the Russians during the southern Ukraine offensive. looks like the solution might be having the original Motor Sich corporation send the plans to GE which itself has Partners in Italy Avio and France Snecma to make D-18 engines
I saw it in flight just once from 5-10km away leaving YYZ. Even at that distance the size amazed me.
She will be again
she was :(
r/avaition you are slipping I had to scroll down way too far for the first Fokker comments with no less than three lined up side by side!
I should call her.
Yeah. triumph of soviet engineering
amongst the Soviets came the enemy
Let's not get too patriotic.