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AN-225 shall rise again
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Saw the existing one taxi and take off at Prestwick in 2007 - just happened to be in the right place at the right time...... A sight I will never forget.
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See it up close once in the US. Amazing sight to see that take off a couple of hundred feet in front of you! Be interesting to see how many they produce, while there is a need for an aircraft of this size it wouldn't seem to be that pressing that we will see more than a few examples reproduced I'm guessing.
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I assume restarting production is for heavy lift only and not for transporting a shuttle/space gear as before? In which case it may not have the 'roof attachments' of the existing one?
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I agree that I don't think there is a market for "mass production"....unless there is war and certain countries need to move gear around the world constantly. I've been on the AN-124 as a passenger in my younger years that that baby is more useful than the 225. In fact I'm surprised they don't restart production of the 124 instead of the 225.
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Seems Ukraine had a debt to pay back.
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There is still over 70% of number 2 in the works at Gostomel.
i heard years back there was a plan to finish her off but with a rear ramp as well as per AN-124. I think the Russians also have plans/intentions to re introduce the AN124 but with clean engines and increased (150t) payload. Be lucky David http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untit...5-Mriya/699985 http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untit...-Mriya/1759372 |
According to the report about the agreement carried by Flying In Ireland magazine;
Work on a second An-225 was undertaken during the late 1980s, also for the Soviet space programme. It differed from the first by having a rear cargo door and a redesigned tail with a single vertical stabilizer, which was considered more effective for cargo transportation. At 6 engines per airframe, it'll create some work for that new Chinese jet engine manufacturer. http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...es-anyone.html JAS |
Originally Posted by Just a spotter
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China’s CCTV Channel, in a comment on its Facebook page, said that the Antonov Company sold all manufacturing rights and technological documents for the aircraft to the China Aerospace company, adding that the first An-225 could be produced in China as early as in 2019. Antonov’s press service later dismissed these reports as untrue. |
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