The Story Of The Antonov An-225

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2 жыл бұрын

The Antonov An-225 is the heaviest and longest operational aircraft today. Built during the 1980s, this behemoth was intended to primarily serve the USSR space program, but has gone on to a niche role carrying the heaviest of payloads.
At over 30 years old, it has just finished a recent refurbishment, and we are likely to see it carrying out special missions for more than another decade. But… What’s the story behind this massive plane? And what does its future hold?
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@ARcam789 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace you legend.. We'll never see something like this again.

@steven95N 2 жыл бұрын

The Ukrainians are already planning on finishing the second hull after the war which currently stands at 50-60% completion, possibly re-engined.

@rbleisem 2 жыл бұрын

@@steven95N Depending on how much they can salvage from her wrecked hull, the second one should be finished relative fast. They have most of the wings, everything aft of the wings and the nose cone. Still a shame after 20 years flying extreme cargo around the world. Here is hoping they can then get both birds finished, one via salvage of parts of the wrecked one & one via repayment, so they can fix her wrecked and dismantled hull.

@fredgarvin4252 2 жыл бұрын

They should have moved it out of country. Why didn’t they think of the risks. I sure did before the invasion.

@ARcam789 2 жыл бұрын

@@fredgarvin4252 It was un-flyable at the time, Landing gear maintenance.

@fredgarvin4252 2 жыл бұрын

Damn! That’s sad! Hopefully they try and rebuild it. I’m certain people would donate millions. Anything for a victory in Ukraine 🇺🇦. They would have lots a support worldwide.

@ApexAviation9782 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen it once in person and its crazy how big it is, a Q400 was Taxing beside it and the size comparison was crazy

@sethtan715 2 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@scarecrow108productions7 2 жыл бұрын

@@sethtan715 the Q400 pilot probably shat himself when he saw the '225 beside him

@InTeCredo 2 жыл бұрын

When I arrived in Santiago de Chile (SCL) from Rapa Nui (IPC) in November 2016, our plane was moved to the apron southeast of Terminal 1 since we arrived earlier than scheduled and no available gate. As we disembarked the plane, some of the passengers including me were stunned to see An-225 parked on taxiway near Runway 35R. The An-225 was so huge and a sight to behold! We ignored the ground staff who tried to direct us to the buses while we took photos of the plane. Some of the airport employees also stopped by to take photos. This has been a very majestic experience for me to see the aviation equivalent of unicorn!

@mathuringarcier 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome!!! Had a relatively similar experience with an An-124 in Mombasa

@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow you visited rapa nui 🗿 , AND saw the 225?! Wow!

@williamkcfu 7 ай бұрын

Wow🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@marlinanenomeposeidonthdar4677 2 жыл бұрын

Today marks the end of this magnificent aircrafts story.

@scientificenigma 2 жыл бұрын

RIP GIANT

@stradivarioushardhiantz5179 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering if AN225 re-engined with 4x Trent-XWB-97 or 6x GEnx-2B 🛫🤓

@JohnnyWednesday 2 жыл бұрын

It's a proven air-frame - more powerful engines would be a good call!

@Amorousstake4 2 жыл бұрын

6* GE90 would be a choice

@stradivarioushardhiantz5179 2 жыл бұрын

@@Amorousstake4 ouw..no...your dreams will turn it into C-17 STOL capability with huge crack after landing with MLW 🛫😅

@TomGD 2 жыл бұрын

We need more power for a giant aircraft

@sls12III 2 жыл бұрын

@@Amorousstake4 too big and too much. If you want GE90, then 4 engines will be logical.

@chrissieparkinson8125 2 жыл бұрын

I saw it at Farnborough in 1990. It was extraordinary. The undercarriage remained down for the duration of the display - and what an undercarriage! It flew very low overhead, and I had never seen so many wheels on a plane. It is truly and amazing machine, and I feel privileged to have seen it fly from such a close vantage point.

@andrewbgamer1060 2 жыл бұрын

Well sadly that aircraft is gone

@andrewbgamer1060 2 жыл бұрын

If you still are not aware of what happened Russia bombed the hangar in which the an225 stood in which caused it to erupt in flames and get destroyed along with 3 other antoves which were a An22 and 2 an124s

@eddiehughes2007 2 жыл бұрын

Russia better pay for the rebuild/repair

@slidewaze 2 жыл бұрын

Best "Long Haul" video yet. Love the content and the form factor.

@LaczPro 2 жыл бұрын

Like Tyrese would say in a movie about a massive plane: "That's not a plane, that's a f***** planet!" I think we all agree that this would be at top of the bucket list of many (if not all) plane spotters and aviation enthusiasts. If in Venezuela we were shocked at seeing the A380 from HiFly came and landed at SVMI in all her massive glory, I can't imagine how would anybody would feel about the An-225. It's truly impressive!

@mikeydude750 2 жыл бұрын

RIP to the legend

@studiosnch 2 жыл бұрын

During the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda crisis in the Philippines, the An-225 brought a generator to Mactan-Cebu International Airport to help with the rebuilding efforts.

@akshatpandey4788 2 жыл бұрын

I sometimes wonder how this thing flies?

@ApexAviation9782 2 жыл бұрын

Vodka, Vodka, and more Vodka

@sls12III 2 жыл бұрын

Russian power

@lmj06 2 жыл бұрын

If the boing 747 is the queen, this one is the king. And as the saying goes... Long Live the King

@NicolaW72 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, especially also for including Dmytro Antonov - his KZfaq Channel is really worth to watch it!

@mpetry912 2 жыл бұрын

great video SF team ! tells the whole story. thank you !

@jakemocci3953 2 жыл бұрын

Is Dmytro Antonio somehow related to the company/founder? I just feel so bad for that guy, his eyes lit up talking about that plane. I’m glad there’s a second one partially built.

@Deamon93IT 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen the An-124 but never seen Mriya, would love to. Thankfully she will be flying until 2033 so I may have time to get this out of my bucket list

@subtodicerat8305 Жыл бұрын

Sorry too late it got destroyed

@pippilong89 5 ай бұрын

How delightful, thank you for the great informative video 😊

@carlosandradepq 2 жыл бұрын

Not so long ago Mirya flew to Chimoré (Bolivia) carrying a gas turbine I think, it was awesome to see it in the Amazonia 🙂

@kolonelkingkraker 2 жыл бұрын

RIP An225

@PavlosPapageorgiou 2 жыл бұрын

That machine is inspiring...

@magnustan841 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a couple of 124s, but Singapore Changi isn’t big enough I don’t think to handle the bigger brother. I wish she and I will rendezvous one day, it’s such a sight to watch it in action. Just a suggestion Long Haul team, how about covering high profile aviation disasters or corporate mishaps? I’m really interested to learn more about the 787s recent production difficulties and moving production to SC seems to be a recipe for trouble given it’s track record. Other topics that can potentially be covered include, the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 turbine/compressor blade fiasco, DC-10 Cargo door of the 70s, 787 battery fires, maybe some other major ones that went unnoticed? I’d love to have some content surrounding that kind of genre!

@you_want_some_gamer8553 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the 225 for the first time at YYZ in May of 2020

@jturner123456798 2 жыл бұрын

Sad day for the 225 🥺🇺🇦

@some-other-time Жыл бұрын

I remember being told (many years ago), during a particularly turbulent flight, that one of the key safety design components of passenger airplanes is that the fuselage (the dead weight) sits *on top of* the wing structure (which provides the lift), rather than hanging beneath it. If so, as the An-225 isn't designed the same way, and with it's immense weight (especially fully loaded), that seems like it might be an issue. Is it?

@davidkarr9601 2 жыл бұрын

Saw Mrya in Perth in 2019. Excellent experience

@prabhasreddy2528 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely enjoyed the visuals of planes instead of text. Keep it up.

@stevenholt1867 Жыл бұрын

I wonder what the difference is between a behemoth and a leviathan. I saw the Antonov 225 at Manchester Airport once.

@galactical_pro2708 2 жыл бұрын

I hope they complete the unfinished An-225. May the original one rest in peace....

@jayklaar Жыл бұрын

rest in pace legend 😢😢😢😢

@arleneracho5382 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Great Video The Story of The Largest Plane In the world

@rexandrandes4993 2 жыл бұрын

I remember on 13th May 2016, An-225 made its first landing in India at GMR Hyderabad International Airport.

@JohnnyWednesday 2 жыл бұрын

(The sound of the Red Army choir rings across the airfield) "What's that noise?" "Oh It's just an Antonov coming into land"

@nguyenhoangan-matt 2 жыл бұрын

The An-225 rest zone is as big as someone’s house!

@zakariyahalansori9267 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the aircraft had been destroyed 😞

@jordang5279 2 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Mriya. We will remember and cherish you forever.

@yeoldeseawitch 2 жыл бұрын

its been destroyed now...rip

@TomGD 2 жыл бұрын

I would imagine the AN-225 will be with us, for a long time. We will see more awesome action of the giant aircraft. :)

@MinneapolisSpotting 2 жыл бұрын

Well not a long time

@carlitosssrq6390 2 жыл бұрын

Well this didn’t age well

@justsomeguy1141 2 жыл бұрын

Aged like milk

@sho1715 2 жыл бұрын

It carried special pumps for the mission of Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 in Japan.

@justsomeguy1141 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in pieces 😞

@zulfiqaralikhurrum6911 2 жыл бұрын

8:21 That's Karachi Airport 25L

@jay1st1st 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen those mosters loaded with combat helos, Tigers, going to Afghanistan

@MudhaffarAdhwa 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know Oman had a military airfield big enough for the 225

@skorpion101382 2 жыл бұрын

They should do a quick redesign of this aircraft with just 4 GE90s, lighter materials, updated avionics & folding wings.

@gooner72 2 жыл бұрын

She's a real beauty, there's been nothing like her in aviation history and there never will be either so we really need to get one flying again. I'm hoping that Antonov can complete the one that hasn't been destroyed by the Russians, in my opinion that was done deliberately as it's a World famous symbol of the Ukrainian people...... that was why the Russian military targeted her. Why else would they target an innocent aircraf???

@subtodicerat8305 Жыл бұрын

Probably because they didn't care what they bombed

@tejas8719 2 жыл бұрын

In 2008 Delhi Metro Rail coaches were brought in Antonov AN - 124 aircraft by DMRC from Germany.

@sls12III 2 жыл бұрын

Random idea: Add a 737's fuselage at the top to add more cargo space.

@Bruhman_15 2 жыл бұрын

757th like (that’s also my favorite plane)

@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen the 225 but saw the 124 at Boeing Field

@CocoaBeachLiving 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Mriya

@QuarioQuario54321 2 жыл бұрын

and it's gone.

@andreadevetak4325 2 жыл бұрын

Why did they not finish the SECOND Antonob An 225?!

@tirupalvaka3208 2 жыл бұрын

What if an-225 had Ge9x engines

@savagekingtexas_3990 2 жыл бұрын

I guess we won't see it ever again, execpt in the scrapyard

@pagmonreal 2 жыл бұрын

or a museum

@pagmonreal 2 жыл бұрын

i won't let its remains be scrapped, i wanna make a sim out of da cockpit and make a restarant out of the rest of the fusalage

@un-nerdyneko 2 жыл бұрын

@@pagmonreal problem is.. i've seen pics, there is no cockpit to see.. the front was blown up.. sorry pal..

@TP-1234 3 ай бұрын

RIP МРІЯ

@samzack1956 Жыл бұрын

RIP mriya:(

@memetzy5620 2 жыл бұрын

What if they replays it with rolls royce trent 1000

@ryguy9509 2 жыл бұрын

Well now it’s destroyed

@asystole_ 2 жыл бұрын

Why does the narrator suddenly sound South African when he's quoting Mr Antonov!?

@abiynesibu 2 жыл бұрын

The an225 has been destroyed in February 24 2022.

@noelborjesson27 2 жыл бұрын

Why did you turn south african for the voice overs😂

@Qatar0012 2 жыл бұрын

It has been destroyed today

@memer_4013 2 жыл бұрын

well this did not age well

@theAmazingDavidKidd1 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Long Haul By Simple flying I can't turn on the bell because it's a kids channel

@spongebubatz 2 жыл бұрын

I can turn it on 🤨

@theAmazingDavidKidd1 2 жыл бұрын

I just was able to turn it on today

@SaturnCanuck 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, here we go. And this is why I don't subscribe. You say "aircraft" but you should be saying "airplane". Why? 'Cause you're wrong. So wrong. The largest, and longest "aircraft" is the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin LZ129 Hindenburg at 803 ft 7 in. Although the An-225 is heavier. Yes I know Hindenburg is a "lighter than air" airship, but it's still and "aircraft". You guys have to watch your nomenclature and do your research better.

@oxcart4172 2 жыл бұрын

He said it is the longest and heaviest aircraft flying today!