Key point: The plane was built to solve a unique problem related to the Soviet space program. Here is how Moscow pulled it off. Space capabilities remained vital to the Soviet Union throughout the ...

This is what happens when you are a bit too close to an An-225 Mriya. Designed at the end of Cold War to carry the Soviet “Buran” space shuttle and parts of the “Energiya” carrier-rocket between space ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a technological marvel of a super heavy jet cargo aircraft. It was also an astounding feat of engineering that transcended the bounds of its home nation. The apparent ...

The An‑225 Mriya - a Soviet powerhouse born from the need to launch Buran orbiters mid-air — created by stretching the An‑124, adding a twin-tail, six engines, and a 32-wheel undercarriage - it first ...

The first powered plane flight, performed by the Wright Brothers over the windswept beach of North Carolina’s Kitty Hawk in 1903, covered 120 feet. That historic flight would fit entirely in the cargo ...

Xbox Game Studios has released a new update for Microsoft Flight Simulator as they have added the Antonov An-225 Mriya Aircraft to the game. This update is tied to the ongoing digital preservation of ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next installation in the long-running flight simulation series. Microsoft Flight Simulator is specifically designed to celebrate flight simulation fans through a ...