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Once the world’s largest aircraft, the Mriya lies in pieces in an airport northwest of Ukraine’s capital city. Here’s what it’ll take to return the beast to the skies.
Russian army destroyed Mriya , but it wasn t any ordinary plane - Antonov-225 Mriya, designed in the 1980s, is the longest and the heaviest airplane ever built. Mriya means dream in Ukrainian language.
As yet some unconfirmed reports are suggesting that the world’s favorite aircraft, the AN-225, has been destroyed as part of the ruthless and unprovoked invasion of Russian forces into Ukraine. However, other reports say the giant is safe but in Russian hands. READ: Thousands watching US spy planes and tankers The ANTONOV Company tweeted on February […]