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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark
the big Russian cargo planes,
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Actually big Ukrainian cargo planes, though belonging to a Russian operator. One of the things Russia wanted from their invasion was the Ukrainian defense industry. Careful what you wish for...
The smaller Antonovs were much more common than the An-225, there's one at NASA Ames on Moffett Federal Airfield. But there was only one complete An-225 and the Russians destroyed it. There's another hull, which they now intend to complete at a cost of about $500M. I saw the only An-225 fly past my home when I lived in Alameda CA, right off the north end of Oakland airport.