Shuttle Buran & Antonov AN225 Mriya

747 design is not far from the original project that Boeing developed after loosing the licitation for a cargo plane (which Lockheed won with the Galaxy), and copying most of it concepts, by the way.

oh wow look at that, two stolen US things, from the C-5 Galaxy to the Space Shuttle. Russia can't think of anything themselves.

In this order, I guess:

1st - Antonov 225
2nd - Antonov 124 Ruslan
3rd - C-5 Galaxy

I know flight is just simple science.
But when you are on the groung going through one of these huge planes it just barely seem possible for them to move much less acheive controlled flight.

The 225 isn't the only aircraft Antonov produced. As a matter of fact, the AN-124 can also haul massive cargoes. But back to the 225... considering that (for now) it's the only one of it's kind- and that it's capable of hauling an unholy amount of crap- it's not unusual that the U.S. (or any other nation) might desire the 225's services, possibly for multiple uses.

The composer is Bach and I'm almost certain the band playing it is 'Sky' - very appropriate.

The AN-225 is indeed the only one flying and there is a 2nd one that is being (slowly) worked on at the moment to bring it into service.

With a load length of 45 metres there is ony one plane in the world for certain jobs. And the AN-225 is it.

Sorry to the yanks who think the Starlifter is bigger. It ain't, folks...

This song reminds me Gyruss arcade game of 80´s. Great video

It's pretty well documented that there is only one operational AN-225. There was a second one under construction but once the Soviet Union fell it was left unfinished. Now the Ukranians are in possession of it with hopes of making it airworthy. But as for now, only 1 AN-225

One Antonov in Use???

REally? That is a pretty big news, so I guess all those guys in Russia and Ukraine fly something else.

The ussr was already bankrupted from the start. Alot of the accounting was questionable and the amazing rapid growth that their economy experienced was due not to increased productivity which supports long run growth but simply a result of factor mobilization.

i think u got that wrong man! maybe u should do some research as well!--> anyways, how could the US rent "antonovs" when there's only one in use?

actually, there building one now!

are you forgetting about the two main heavy lifters? the C-5 and the C-17?

TU144 not 114, just check what you post. Thanks. By the way, TU144 didn't assume any regular commercial service. Guess why?

The Buran and AN225 itself virtually banrupted the socialist Russian USSR.

That system just can't give the excellence in military, space, consumerism that the capitalism can spare to.

Still, it was an amazing system for what they had.

супер, умели ведь делать, но бля всё просрали, всё, что столькими людьми, столько трудов, сделано, всё просрали и продались американцам... эх... жаль конечно...

if thae antonv with buran can do rolls and loops then is good. and iven more if it can fly about 200ft of the ground upside down. then i give it credit. hahahaha.

Do some research dickhead, under the surface it was/is better engineered than the American shuttles. Just like the Tupolev TU114 (Soviet's answer to Concorde) it's faster and holds more people. You should learn to spell too.

PS. I know I got off subject with the 'car' bit, I was using it as a reference to styling and design. Damn... you can't even take a complement!

So is the US if you know anything about history, correct me if I'm wrong but don't you happen to speak ENGLISH? And at least we're not the country that invented FRIENDLY FIRE, learn to aim straight morons!

We are just going to take your word that we rented an AN-225s to support our troops? PashaGolikov, and great if we did, at least we support our troops and showed up to fight. Unlike back water Russian S**ts like you that have to come to Canada to live, Canada will take in the S**t of the world, you are a prime example.

Shut the F**k up ass wipe, at least us in the US know what we are watching by actually reading the title. By the way Australia is just the flushed S**t from GB. S**k that S**t head.

USA isn't the most technological country because they know F**k all about engineering! I would put Japan, Germany, and England ahead of USA, and that's the short list! Don't get me wrong, they make good looking cars, but I wouldn't trust them with anything that has moving parts, or a CPU anymore powerful than a pocket calculator!

It's not US Shuttle, It's Russina Suttle Called Buran like it says in the title and Antonov AN225 flies all over the world everyday, since it is the largest cargo plane in the world for transporting goods.

This Antonov, AN-225 is the largest plane ever build and it is still flying...