The Antonov Design Bureau of Ukraine has developed a representative product in the history of human aviation, which is the An-225 giant transport aircraft, which was developed in the Soviet era as a platform for the Space Shuttle Tempest, and the An-225 can be transported over long distances by the Space Shuttle Blizzard on the back. The An-225 had a maximum take-off weight of 640 tons and an empty weight of 260 tons, making it the largest transport aircraft in the world, the An-225 first flew on December 21, 1989, with only one completed construction, and the second aircraft only partially completed the construction of the fuselage. The An-225 was idle for a long time after the disembarkation of the Soviet Space Shuttle Tempest, and was later used for the transport of special equipment with special super-long and oversized equipment.
Since 2020, Ukraine's An-225 giant transport aircraft often fly to China to carry out the transportation of anti-epidemic materials, so there are often An-225 figures at Tianjin Binhai Airport, and because of this, the An-225 has left many wonderful photos in China. 202203062/Aviation Vision/AZ, on March 4, bad news came from Ukraine, Russian military reporters in The Antonov airport interview, filmed the An-225 has been destroyed, the current Antonov airport is controlled by the Russian army, it is very likely that the Ukrainian army launched an attack on the Antonov airport, the shell hit the An-225 giant transport aircraft parked in the airshed.
Judging from the footage broadcast by Russian television, the An-225 has been completely destroyed, the scene is in a mess, and the front fuselage of the An-225 has been broken and fell to the ground. The fuselage was also badly burned, so it seems that the An-225 has no possibility of repair, because the central wing box has also been seriously damaged. Before the Russian television announced the complete destruction of the An-225, there were already satellites to take photos of the damage to the shed, when the outside world was worried that the An-225 had been destroyed, and now it is a final word, the An-225 giant transport aircraft is no longer, the maximum load record has become history, this has become a great sadness in the aviation circle on March 4, before many aviation enthusiasts hoped that the An-225 was safe and sound, but the truth is quite cruel.
However, when the Soviet Union built the An-225, there was still a plan for the second machine, so some parts had already been built, so if there was enough money, it could still be built later. From the perspective of Ukraine's strength, there is no longer the ability to build the An-225, Russia does not have the strength to forge ahead in the field of aviation industry, and now Russia is only carrying out the construction of the Il-76MD improved type in the field of large military transport aircraft, and Russia has no development capabilities for large military transport aircraft. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia could only eat the old roots of the Soviet aviation industry, in fact, from the process of Russia's development of the Su-57 fighter, it can be seen that the Russian aviation industry has been much worse than before.
As far as the current aviation industry and economic strength of the world are concerned, the An-225 second aircraft will be revived, or rely on China, before the Ukrainian Aircraft Carrier Varyag, it has gained a new life in China, so the An-225 giant transport aircraft also has the opportunity to be revived if possible. The An-225 was developed on the basis of the An-124, and many components came from the An-124 large transport aircraft, including engines, so if you want to revive the second aircraft, you must obtain the corresponding parts from the An-124. In fact, after the An-225 is completely destroyed, there will be parts that can continue to be used, depending on how to deal with these wreckage.