On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 01:36 PM, Alireza Alivandivafa wrote:
> In a message dated 11/9/03 1:10:32 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>> Wow! I didn't know either of the An-225s ("Mriya") were operational!
>> I thought one was in mothballs (the original one, built for the Buran
>> shuttle), and the other one only 75% complete at the factory in
>> Ukraine
>
> I believe Volga Denpr has been using the original for big cargo for a
> while
> now. I believe they are also paying for the completion of the second
> because
> of their quickly growing heavy lift business
Ah, I would love to see it come out here (SFO, OAK, or Moffett). We
get the Volga-Dnepr An-124s ("Ruslan") at Moffett regularly, but I've
never seen the An-225 in person.
--Michael