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Antonov 225 reportedly Destroyed

Board Walker

Not sure how true this is.....

https://www.austrianwings.info/2022/02/antonov-an-225-angeblich-zerstoert-russischer-helikopterangriff-auf-flughafen-hostomel/

As per this story the rumour is it caught fire in a Hangar after a helicopter gun fight broke out over the airport in which it was in, another story is that it crash landed with 16 Crew on board....

Airlive.net are confirming AN225 is on the ground in Hostomel Kyiv but apparently FR24 are reporting it flew to Penang in Malaysia this morning. FR24 is currently using a waiting room with a wait time of 32 minutes.

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GM228

https://twitter.com/AntonovCompany/status/1516031180470112259?t=6rkBTScuQOO-z4NLAoUJww&s=19

Odelay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118944275#Comment_118944275

You worked with one guy? Have you considered writing a book on the subject or at least appearing on CNN?

I have been to the country and worked with many people from the country, many of whom have travelled back to fight. Your one source said ambulance drivers needed to be paid off to take people to hospital, yet others volunteer to fight….

FFVII

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118944439#Comment_118944439

who complained...plus Irish person probably has the biggest reason to mention it in the first place...

Kat1170

Someone in Ireland complaining about someone in another country getting EU money. Don't make me laugh.

FFVII

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118888289#Comment_118888289

Its a kip of a country, i worked with a Ukrainian guy, ambulance staff demand pay off to bring injured to hospital. Theirs mega bucks to rebuild so it will be done. "Europe" will pay...as in I will pay. Tax. And few lads will clean up. The usual.

Maybe they will take the corruption out of the new Ukraine.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/antonov-an-225-ukraine-rebuilding/index.html

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GM228

Updates from Antonov via their FB page:-

https://www.facebook.com/611828658944767/posts/4739181392876119/?sfnsn=mo

https://www.facebook.com/611828658944767/posts/4741357422658516/?sfnsn=mo

Odelay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118887773#Comment_118887773

Ukraine wont fail.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118876187#Comment_118876187

Unless the state fails?

GM228

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118872631#Comment_118872631

Antonov is a state owned and guaranteed company so very unlikely to fail.

Sexual Chocolate

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118872323#Comment_118872323

Was just about to say this. You can really hear it in Dmytro's voice how upsetting it is for him.

The whole airport looks like a complete **** show. Be surprised to see Antonov as a company recover from this without foreign investment.

Chris_5339762

Yeah, you can feel how upset the guy filming is too.

Psychlops

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118868918#Comment_118868918

So angry & sad seeing that.

GM228

https://youtu.be/AuQGvi_R8zg

Extensive damage to the remaining fleet is confirmed including the AN124 and AN22.

Fritzbox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118833111#Comment_118833111

It certainly could fly, but specific runway length requirements and prevailing weather conditions had to be taken account of - more restrictive requirements than for other 'conventional' aircraft.

I am not aware of any particular "restrictive requirements" for the AN-225 compared to other very large aircraft - except for one - the massive wingspan of the AN-225 can complicate taxiing and parking at many airports. Other aircraft tend to get in the way.

RocketRaccoon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118866311#Comment_118866311

It was in the hangar for maintenance and had an engine off so they couldn't just move it in a rush.

GM228

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118868918#Comment_118868918

The entire forward section from the wings to cockpit seems to have been completely disintegrated.

Sexual Chocolate

https://mobile.twitter.com/theragex/status/1509968597837357070?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

The 225 looks slightly more damaged than the previous photos we've seen.

Hotblack Desiato

A whole country is being destroyed for nothing other than spite.

road_high

Very sad to see this marvel destroyed for nothing other than spite. But pretty idiotic not to have had it moved though, the site was obviously going to be one of the first targets of the petty bitter Russians

GM228

https://youtu.be/Pya_U9gMsUE

Ger Roe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118831932#Comment_118831932

It was a humorous post (attempted anyway, as indicated by the smiley face :) , in response to a post that said it struggled to be viable.

To many casual observers the plane looked like it had the aerodynamic challenges of a bumble bee (does fly, but maybe should not be capable). It was a majestic machine that seemed to defy logic.

It certainly could fly, but specific runway length requirements and prevailing weather conditions had to be taken account of - more restrictive requirements than for other 'conventional' aircraft.

EchoIndia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118822514#Comment_118822514

There are a lot of An-225 videos on line. I can't say I've seen one where it struggled to get airborne.

Chris_5339762

Thats good, and they'll get them. If the unfinished one survives.

Lovely as it was, it really was niche. It spent most of its time sitting there really.

GM228

The Antonov company are opening an international appeal for donations to complete the unfinished AN225.

Ger Roe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118818611#Comment_118818611

It struggled to get off the ground :) .... but what a machine it was.

Flinty997

It struggled to be viable.

Noxegon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118817119#Comment_118817119

The A380 had a production line. They only ever built one and a half AN225s.

Mriya was only ever a niche aircraft. To that end, I can't imagine that it'd be worth spending what you'd need to spend to get the second one finished and airworthy.

deandean

Terrible to see the Antonov 225 (almost) destroyed.

How much would a replacement cost?

An A380 retails at $400-450m.

GM228

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118817033#Comment_118817033

The status of their AN124s at Gostomel and Sviatoshyna is unknown, also their AN22 status is unknown, it was awaiting repairs, the latest satellite pictures I have seen appear to show the AN22 to be intact, but it appears another plane has collided with it so there may be damage to it.

The question is how much longer the out based planes can keep operating from Leipzig before parts are required from Sviatoshyna?

Sexual Chocolate

So if I'm understanding that right as the translation is a little broken.

The 225 could of being flown out on the night of the 23rd but Dmytro didn't want to ? So there blaming him but he's blaming them 🤨

Some folk on the Mryia FB group are saying it could have left with even only 4 engines in use under a light load.

It seems they only lost 3 aircraft and all their 124s are safe. Be interesting to see if they'll recover from this in the long term.

*Edit*

Reading more into it Dmytro argument is why did Antonvo ignore Nato's warning to move all off the airlines aircraft, parts and personnel to Leipzig in the weeks prior.

Quite shocked to see a spat like this in the middle of everything going on.