World's largest aeroplane destroyed.

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Originally Posted by superquag

Saw a brief reference on the net, that "someone" with $$$s is looking at re-building the damaged 225 OR taking on a partially built hull... Sorry, can't find it again, but intriguing...

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Someone reported that an existing semi built hull with photos could be saved not long after this one was wrecked but like you I can't find any reference again.[bigsad]

Damn! I requested they didn't release my anonymous donation of squillions but seems they did after all.

:rulez:

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Someone reported that an existing semi built hull with photos could be saved not long after this one was wrecked but like you I can't find any reference again.[bigsad]

Damn! I requested they didn't release my anonymous donation of squillions but seems they did after all.

:rulez:

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Correct - there is a second unfinished AN225 located at a different location to where the AN225 was destroyed.

Antonov An-225: Enormous, unfinished plane lies hidden in hangar | CNN

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Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Correct - there is a second unfinished AN225 located at a different location to where the AN225 was destroyed.

Antonov An-225: Enormous, unfinished plane lies hidden in hangar | CNN

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Thank you for that D DB. I bet the reason they never let the Chinese complete it was there would be a thousand copies of her being sold around the world. Cynical? Moi? You betcha.[bigrolf]

Plus, it would have only lasted until someone got it home when the shonky screws broke..

Thanks again.[biggrin]

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Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Correct - there is a second unfinished AN225 located at a different location to where the AN225 was destroyed.

Antonov An-225: Enormous, unfinished plane lies hidden in hangar | CNN

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The location hasn't been revealed with Antonov saying that it is due to defence industrial programs and is therefore of the interests of national security. I can only assume that hanger is owned by the Ukranian Defence or their contractors.

See this at 2:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0EDrcSFXRI

Well something is happening!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-CCOOYpYfE

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Well something is happening!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-CCOOYpYfE

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I watched that yesterday. Hope something good is going to come out of that part of the world.

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Originally Posted by Tins

I watched that yesterday. Hope something good is going to come out of that part of the world.

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I do too.

It'll be interesting to see what they do, if they've scrapped it, use it to rebuild the spare, or use the spare to rebuild the original. Hopefully which ever way they go, they manage to see an AN225 flying again.