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The Biggest Plane Ever Built Was Destroyed, But You Can Help Rebuild It​

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The An-225 Mriya Is Being Rebuilt, And You Can Help Out​

Reconstruction of the An-225 Mriya is already underway at a secret location. The project is expected to take five years and cost over $502 million. Originally, the price tag had been placed at $3 billion, and CNN reported that defense company Ukroboronprom wanted Russia to pay. As things stand, Antonov is raising funds. Various initiatives around the world are also taking place to help get the Mriya back in the air, and would start rebuilding "immediately after the victory of Ukraine," Antonov told CNN.


Microsoft is one of the companies that has stepped up to help raise funds to restore the An-225 Mriya. A version of the plane has been added to Microsoft Flight Simulator's marketplace for $19.99 -- with all proceeds going towards the refurbishment effort. Users can experience the pleasure of flying a digital version of one of the world's most iconic planes, while helping bring the real one back to life. If the classic look isn't for you, the plane also comes with seven liveries: Xbox, Aviator's Club, White and four others, according to TechRaptor.
 
MileHighBound said:
That’s actually a Taylorcraft. My first airplane which I bought when I was 19 years old was a Taylorcraft. Great airplane. They were faster than a Piper Cub (J-3) and was side by side seating instead of tandem.
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Thanks for that MHB. I have only flown the J3 and Auster of this vintage, and this was listed as a J3. My first J3 flight, off a farm airstrip ended in a dead stick landing from 200'. Interesting at the time.
 
Dreamliner said:
Thanks for that MHB. I have only flown the J3 and Auster of this vintage, and this was listed as a J3. My first J3 flight, off a farm airstrip ended in a dead stick landing from 200'. Interesting at the time.
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For my PPL, my instructor made me do a "dead stick" landing from 2,500 feet into a field!

I've also flown backwards in a J3 and a C150, talk about slow flight!
 
FL30 said:
For my PPL, my instructor made me do a "dead stick" landing from 2,500 feet into a field!

I've also flown backwards in a J3 and a C150, talk about slow flight!
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Never flown backwards, but have done a very short landing in the J3 due to a 30kt wind.
 
MileHighBound said:
That’s actually a Taylorcraft. My first airplane which I bought when I was 19 years old was a Taylorcraft. Great airplane. They were faster than a Piper Cub (J-3) and was side by side seating instead of tandem.
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that was my first plane, that I flew.
really fun - did you handle the rear steering ok?
I was always all over. lifting off was sure a relief.
 
Dreamliner said:
Never flown backwards, but have done a very short landing in the J3 due to a 30kt wind.
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That's exactly what happened, we had a huge gust of wind that came down the runway and pushed us backwards while we were taking off. So, we were effectively flying backwards as we were indeed going backwards down the runway.
 
lazy_literotic said:
that was my first plane, that I flew.
really fun - did you handle the rear steering ok?
I was always all over. lifting off was sure a relief.
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It started to get away from me only once (in a crosswind) during my first 5 hours of dual that the insurance company required. The instructor caught it that time and I never had a problem after that. That big wing and long fuselage makes it pretty stable and slow to turn. I loved that plane. I even did some limited aerobatics in it without any dual instruction. I might add that I’m an aeronautical engineer and I grew up flying with my dad.
 
MileHighBound said:
It started to get away from me only once (in a crosswind) during my first 5 hours of dual that the insurance company required. The instructor caught it that time and I never had a problem after that. That big wing and long fuselage makes it pretty stable and slow to turn. I loved that plane. I even did some limited aerobatics in it without any dual instruction. I might add that I’m an aeronautical engineer and I grew up flying with my dad.
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kind of unusual to start out in that plane - maybe it was a friend's plane?
those one 50s I got to fly also. way easier.
my t craft experience was in the old country -
so nice you were able to use your love of flying into your career.
 
lazy_literotic said:
kind of unusual to start out in that plane - maybe it was a friend's plane?
those one 50s I got to fly also. way easier.
my t craft experience was in the old country -
so nice you were able to use your love of flying into your career.
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I didn’t start my training in that plane. Sorry for not making that clear. I learned to fly in my dad’s Piper TriPacer. The 5 hours of dual in the tailwheel wasn’t even required by the FAA at the time, just the insurance company.
 
yes, started with flying w your dad.
for me, I would see a guy at an airport while rode by on my bicycle - I finally stopped and talked to him.
he was a Japanese zero pilot.
with the t craft, he was sort of like a Fedex, mostly flying documents n small things around the island.
so I started talking to him, and he gave me lessons. I did solo a 6 hours.
aeronautical engineer must have been a tough specialty. I was just civil.
 
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