Största problemet med att bygga klart den andra halvfärdiga maskinen är att det inte finns några serietillverkande delar till planet. Ser man på Airbus och Boeing som är det största tillverkarna av flygplan i världen har de en stor summa av samma del som tillverkas löpande för att hålla ett flöde av reservdelar redo för kunder.
När vi kommer till AN225 kommer allt bli specialbeställts och det kommer driva upp kostnaderna för bygget rejält. Man kan lika jämföra det med när Airbus/Boeing bygger ett nytt plan från grunden har dem en större kostnad för utveckling osv. Nu kommer AN225 ritningar finnas men delar kommer som sagt bli väldigt dyra.
Ytterligare ett reportage, samt intervju med
"Andrii Sovenko, a Kyiv-based engineer and aviation expert who has worked for the Antonov Company since 1987 "
He refers to the second Antonov 225 airframe
"This is a completely finished fuselage, with a new center section already installed on it, as well as the load-carrying structure of the wings and the tail unit. In other words, almost a complete airframe. As far as I know, it was practically undamaged during the Russian artillery bombardment of the plant," says Sovenko.
"The founder of Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson, came to Ukraine and visited Gostomel,
- the mass media. He was interested in the airfield of the Antonov State Enterprise and the possibilities of its renewal. " https://t.co/QT9Yd95gNt
A year after it was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Antonov AN-225 – the world’s biggest commercial plane – has taken flight once again in the Microsoft Flight Simulator program.
The game has already resurrected lots of historical aircraft in its virtual skies, but this one’s a little special. All proceeds from the $19.99 add-on go toward the Antonov Company’s real-life efforts to reconstruct the mighty beast known as “Mriya” (Ukrainian for “dream”).
The Microsoft Flight Simulator version of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya comes in six liveries, including classic Antonov Airlines designs and an Xbox Aviators Club one.
The add-on is available now in the Microsoft Flight Simulator in-game marketplace on PC for $19.99 and will be available for Xbox Series X|S and on Xbox Cloud Gaming starting in late March.
A year after it was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Antonov AN-225 -- the world's biggest commercial plane -- has taken flight once again in the Microsoft Flight Simulator program.
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Mriya fans can also support the rebuild efforts by building their own models of the iconic craft. Ukrainian startup Metal Time is selling working mechanical design kits of the AN-225 for $99.