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By: Vahe.D - 25th May 2024 at 16:56

To the disbelief and sadness of many on this forum, the sole completed Antonov An-225 was destroyed in the early days of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine when the Antonov facility in Gostomel (aka Hostomel) was attacked by Russian forces. In March 2023, the New York Times reported that the wings salvaged from the wreckage of the first An-225 had been salvaged for use in construction of the unfinished second An-225, originally intended as a static test airframe.

Irrespective of the An-225 being a casualty of Russia’s war with the Ukraine, the Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch is now the second airplane to be built with a wingspan surpassing the 290 foot wingspan of the An-225.   

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/world/europe/ukraine-airplane-russia…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/world/europe/ukraine-giant-plane-mri…

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