Antonov-225 Mriya. Review of the Biggest Airplane in the World. Part 1

#PilotBlog #Antonov225 #Mriya
Hello my friends!
It is time for something really big. I was surprised to get the permition for filming this video with the biggest and heaviest airplane in the world, the Antonov 225, Mriya. Mriya is the word that has diffent meanings, my favirites are "Dream" and "Ambition". Antonov aircraft designers had a Dream to build this Gigantic airplane and they were Ambitious enough to realize their dream. This Giant Plane was designed to carry the soviet space shuttle "Buran" and also the launch rocket "Energia". But this airplane is also capable to carry the record ammount of cargo. In this video I will show you the airplane walkaround. That video is not short since you need a lot of time to make exteriour inspection of that huge Antonov 225.
I hope this video will bring some unique aviation content to KZbin. Since I wasn't able to find the Biggest Airplane Review english version.
My Special Thanks to Antonov Chief pilot Dmitry Antonov here is his channel:
/ @dantonov
He flies AN 124, AN 225 and some other planes.
Also my regards to Volodymir Vasilyev and his "Pilot Notes" channel.
He shared the Drone Photage that you may see in the video.
Here here it is:
/ @user-wg2xe4qz2u
The link to Dmitry Antonov KZbin channel:
/ @dantonov
And of course many thanks to Antonov Airlines and their Press department they let me film that airplane despite my channel size.
Here is the link to Antonov Airlines Website:
www.antonov.com/en
Drone photage was taken from this video:
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[@jeffersononetwo]

R.I.P. AN-225 ... a beauty of a plane!

[@mikirobix240]

Im really frikt up that she isnt in our world annymore bye antonov 225 1988-2022

[@jb894]

So dumb to keep it in Ukraine and not even in a hangar

[@mikirobix240]

@@jb894 they had to leave it there cuz one turbine wasnt working

[@TheKaidynB]

@@jb894 blame the corrupt (thankfully former now) management for that.

[@TheKaidynB]

@@mikirobix240 supposedly. Now management at the time were very corrupt and some even had ties to ruzzia

[@szymon2312]

Who’s here watching the memories after this giant got destroyed by the Russians 😔. “Mriya” will never be forgotten 💪 🇺🇦

[@potato_barban]

me

[@potato_barban]

Rest In Peace An-225

[@begmax07supers82]

Только его украинцы уничтожили

[@f1shorts353]

me

[@PinQuinnn]

@@begmax07supers82 no not at all mate

[@WILSON_CARBON]

It's no more 💔🥺

[@ElitistMagi]

"I'm afraid of the height!" says the pilot that normally cruises at 39'000ft xD You'll be cruising at 39'000ft again very soon

[@anuragmalasi1113]

Wow Capt👌..love ♥️from INDIA🇮🇳

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Greetings to India!

[@dianeemsley5013]

Happy days! Such a beautiful aircraft. Hope Mriya 2 will be made.

[@aniruddhxd]

Sad it’s gone 😕

[@oreogamer55871]

R.I.P Antonov airplane

[@barbaraverwilligen1925]

Wow. The name really fits her! Looking forward to seeing Mrija 2 in the skies!

[@moanalani0224]

LOVE from JAPAN🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jostmathe]

well guys it seams she is gone

[@ecomandurban7183]

I am amazed at how humble Dmytro Antonov is considering his achievements as an aviator. Also it is extremely obvious that flying gives him great please

[@didi_abdillah]

Good bye a masterpiece of aircraft engineering

[@yldrmcs]

Beautiful. Sad to see it’s gone now 😕

[@captainmonster1829]

Oh boi! Sicc Thicconov 225! Thanks for the review!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

My pleasure, Captain Monster

[@kanahata]

I came after watching the Japanese youtube channel, kijokuron (機上空論). R.I.P AN225 and I pray that Mriya will be resurrected.

[@bonack4693]

R.I.P Antonov An 225 Mriya

[@EuroAviators]

Magnificent aircraft! Thank you for this special "walk-around"! 👍🏼

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Cessna172 at 10:00 😅

[@cruxader27]

I would love to fly that cessna than the antonov

[@TheKaidynB]

Is that the same Cessna I saw Mriya resting her tired wing on?

[@Franktilson]

There was one of these that flew at our airport regularly. I looked up in the sky as one was landing and it was absolutely HUGE! Great look at a great aircraft! Look forward to the interior !

[@PilotBlogDenys]

They re huge))) Stranegely but with aviation crisis these guys seems to have more flights...

[@B2BWide]

One of these... that means one of the only one. :D There's a second hull unfinished and there were some plans to finish it to a customer from the Near East but as far as I know this project was cancelled, too. So Mriya is the one and only AN-225. A real piece of cake of airplane history. I wish I could see her in person :)

[@cidrellgaming8638]

@@B2BWide yeah very soon......

[@PortlandAviation]

This was awesome! What a cool opportunity to see this plane up close!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks for your support!

[@bradsparks6008]

Super underrated channel. Probably one of my new favourites you cover a wide range of aviation that i like GA commercial and vintage

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks a ton! I am trying...

[@brandonhamilton833]

I saw this big girl in Minneapolis a few years ago. Her size blew me away. Fly on Mriya, you'll never be forgotten.

[@onixweru14]

Awesome!!! Can't wait to see the inside.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Very soon!

[@lego2918]

Thanks for sharing! Amazing!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheKaidynB]

Mriya in all her glory,…… our beautiful girl……she’ll rise again I know, but the pain still remains. 😢

[@stefanocolletto6984]

Awesome video!! Thank you for your amazing work ✈️

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thank you too!

[@leangaming6967]

Now 1 year later this marvel of engineering is destroyed. Rip an-225

[@branimirfilovski8388]

Awesome video! Title should be: "the shortest review of the worlds largest airplane" ;) Can't wait for part two!!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Coming soon!

[@Brother-Louis]

Great review. What a magnificent beast.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thank you kindly!

[@aaish1307]

That’s soo big!!! 👏

[@lochness11]

A real beauty and a great video presentation. Thanks.

[@jozsefkapusi8808]

This video and walkaround was amazing Captain! This aircraft is amazing! I can't find words.. WOW.. 🤩👍 It's a really marvelous! I can't imegine how really huge it is! I think this aircraft is pride of Ukrainian aviation and Antonov Design Bureau! I can't wait to continue.. Thaks for share it. 🤩👍👌👋

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks a lot! Jozsef. Great that you liked it. Yes strangely I had possibility to film it))) Have never thought that it is possible...

[@leezinke4351]

I can’t imagine how this plane even got off the ground!

[@saihaanmd7563]

Nice video and awesome sir

[@PilotBlogDenys]

So nice of you

[@yellowbelly8402]

This video will come in handy for info when or if this plane can be rebuilt🛫✈😀

[@KL-yy5wk]

This unique masterpiece will be rebuild! Can't believe that they destroy this Beauty Mriya. @Captain Denys You are a real man of honor and a good human. I'll guess you will flight the rebuild/new AN-225 until 2026. The future will be better in the Ukraine. TO INVENT AN AIRPLANE IS NOTHING. TO BUILD ONE IS SOMETHING. TO FLY IS EVERYTHING.” OTTO LILIENTHAL Best regards from Germany. Kevin L.

[@rafiesuratie5859]

Coolest thing ever

[@PilotBlogDenys]

It is)

[@pabloabelmoralesgarcia7636]

OMG this is a Big plane

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Yes, kind of ))

[@subhrajitchakraborty1914]

Sad to hear,it's no more now.. This aircraft is a memory now.. Btw, awesome vdeo Brother..Love from India

[@sagarbhujel2643]

Massive

[@PilotBlogDenys]

It is...

[@kissindzerkiss]

Thank you so much for this video. I am obsessed with Boeing 747, Airbus A380 and Antonov. The bigger the aircraft, the bigger the obsession. 🙂 This video has given me a better perspective of the landing gear and the engines. Much respect to the engineers who had a dream to build a mega aircraft and made it a reality. Your channel is getting better with every upload. I look forward to more videos like this one. I have a question though: How do Antonov pilots train to fly? I'm your viewer from Kenya.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

My pleasure! Greetings to Kenya! They have the training base in their home airport "Gostomel" near to Kyiv. They go through the theory and flight simulator. There is no flight simulator for AN-225 but there is flight Sim for AN-124 the cockpits of that airplanes are almost identical.

[@kissindzerkiss]

@@PilotBlogDenys thank you so much for the reply.

[@tyb1329]

@@kissindzerkiss Myria’s gone The AN-225 is gone.

[@fendtjulen1532]

RIP 225 will fly in our minds 🕊🪦

[@musikdoktor]

Weird, this video became history..

[@callsigncrusader9877]

It's so gigantic , never seen in real But hope one day I could have my eyes on it . Even though, I am a aerobatics kind of guy , but look at it what a remarkable machine Thanks buddy 🙏 for uploading

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks for your comment! Aerobatic Guy🤘✈

[@rascallygoose4926]

You ever get the chance to see it?

[@riddheshrane5638]

Sir best review of this beauty I Am looking for this only ❤from 🇮🇳

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Glad to hear that

[@shajith2934]

It's hard to believe that this HUGE OLD LADY airbornes! Thank you for this wonderful indepth video! Btw, I just jokingly said C172 and you fulfilled my wish. 🤣

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Yep, that plane was there)))

[@LuxPlanes]

I was once lucky enough to see it in person in Milan I happened to be on holiday at the airport same day same time as the plane landed. And apparently it only goes to Milan once a year.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

It flies not so often compared to Antonov-124

[@puteraamirhakim3632]

Wow so big love it

[@xrequix]

Its destroyed russians shot rockets at it during the war few days ago

[@puteraamirhakim3632]

@@xrequix i know

[@charliewilkinson6866]

R.I.P everyone who died.

[@margaritag.delhierrof.1888]

Hola CORAZÓN ,,💖 linda nave .🥰😇

[@Flywithhamdan]

RIP mriya 💔

[@temarito1]

RIP big dream Holder ❤

[@user-dq2gm3tc1t]

🤝🏻👍

[@mr.president6922]

this is really hurt me :'(

[@cesarguerrero5451]

It's a pride for all the world 🇺🇦🛫

[@loganhughes06]

Just think, that’s where it was when it got destroyed.😔 RIP Antonio an-225

[@deniztmp]

R.I.P 225 1988-2022

[@mp24x]

In 2022, this legend is die. RIP Mriya 😔

[@branimirfilovski8388]

I really wish that it will visit Ljubljana airport some day!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

I think it will

[@mohammedziyasiddiqui3045]

Damn….i hate how this pops up on my feed after this absolute beast of a plane got destroyed….the pic of the destroyed plane in exactly the same position n hanger….just wrecked….💔

[@zrhplanespotting]

fantastic!!! where is this giant stored? Kiev?

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Hi there! Near to Kyiv. Gostomel Airport

[@zrhplanespotting]

Pilot Blog Thank you :)

[@pana71197]

Well man.... this is definitely a great content.... I guess if you continue this way your channel will grow alot. Keep it up!😉

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks a lot!

[@jalebimad178]

Also greetings From England mate How u do um So where in the USSR WAS IT MADE PLS TELLE

[@halfpotatohalfunicorn9009]

Very very cool. I heard a captain say its easyer to fly than a Boeing.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Maybe) I don't know so far 😅

[@BACCHUS4040]

今や見る影もない。 悲しくて、虚しくて… 人の欲望の果てを 今の時代に見る事になるとは 思わなかった…

[@mathewsabraham4405]

Its no more now. 💔🥀

[@user-dq2gm3tc1t]

Grran avion

[@samuelbatista2004]

I can’t see this 😭😭 One of my favorite planes😭 Force Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Justdocuments]

🇬🇧✌👍

[@giangrecomarco8665]

Hi great video ! I have a question.. if I do all my pilot training in Ukraine and then I want to convert all my license for EASA how much it will cost me ? Do you recommend me something like that ? Thanks !

[@PilotBlogDenys]

I would recommend to train for EASA license in one of EU Countries. We are not EASA license country and conversion is quite difficult. I was looking to convert my ICAO ATPL to EASA ATPL but it takes lot of time. I still have to pass all the ATPL theory like a beginner, have a Simulator check ride and lots of paperwork. And also I need to have EU passport or at least be employed in EU to get EASA license. That is why some of Ukrainian student pilots go to Lithuania, Estonia and other EU countries to start their training and get EASA license. I hope I answered your question. Thanks for your comment 🤘

[@giangrecomarco8665]

Pilot Blog thank you very much for your answer 😊

[@layfer434]

Ужасно жаль( сколько жизней и культурных ценностей ещё должна забрать эта война? Или цель разжигаете 3-й мировой?

[@MaverickEchoJuliet]

Hope they build a replacement using the spare airframe, using GENx engines😅

[@deeanna8448]

I didn’t know she had steerable back wheels. Do other heavy and super aircraft have steerable back wheels?

[@PilotBlogDenys]

I need to check that out. I know that smaller AN-124 doesn't have those.

[@Franktilson]

I was wondering Why they kept the supports for the shuttle? Does the cost of taking them off surpass the fuel used because of drag?

[@PilotBlogDenys]

They used that plane just to transport the Shuttle "Buran". Or do you mean why shuttle was used insted of usual rocket? SorryI didn't get your question...🙏

[@Franktilson]

@@PilotBlogDenys On the top of the plane they still have the struts there. I was wondering why the don't remove them if they don't transport the shuttle anymore? especially if they produce drag.

[@AlanTheBest97]

RIP Mriya. May russia pay for her deeds in blood.

[@hfd675]

Unfortunately now this aircraft resting in memories 😔.

[@B2BWide]

@Pilot Blog Denis, I love when you are franly admitting when you don't know something and you don't start bullshit. This is the sign of a True Man. And I loved to hear the enthusiasm in your voice. Sometimes I had to make myself remember that this is not a 16 years old lad but a 737 captain and these moments of honesty are the best ones! Thank you! (Only one suggestion for the future-try to take quite still footages without camera motion. Too many motions and too much motion can make the video troublesome to see, causing dizziness. It is better to cut. You may want to take detail close-ups, shots of the surroundings, etc. to insert between far too similar takes to avoid "jerking". Still I loved this video, and I wish if I could see Mriya in person...)

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Wow. Thanks for your comment and advise 😊. Honestly I had not a lot of time filming that Antonov. I was supervised by chief pilot. We had not more than 1 hour for that. I mean he must do his work also... If I had at least 2-3 hours I would have filmed in much better way... It was a rush filming with lots of mistakes. Most of the video I cut out while editing it... Quite sad. I also may have used other gear (camera) with better stabilization. But hadn't time for it 😣. So everything was filmed on one (not perfect) camera. I am sorry for that 😔.

[@Franktilson]

@@PilotBlogDenys I have seen the most imperfect videos on youtube become my favourite. Its the enthusiasm that shows!

[@B2BWide]

@@PilotBlogDenys Thank you for the explanation and I accept the push of situtation as a good reason-it's better to see Mriya this way than in a highly polished but less informative video. :)

[@daaked]

Все, сгорела МРИЯ =(

[@ikkyu-san3436]

また復活しますように🇯🇵🇺🇦

[@22juniisdedag]

😔💔 shes gone now😕

[@ldn_future6587]

Sadly that this plane got destroyed.... :(

[@asparagusperson]

rest in peace

[@Ivan_Smirnov222]

Определенно лайк👍 Откуда Вы знаете русский? Если это не секрет?

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Ну я наполовину Русский, на половину Украинец. Поэтому знаю два этих языка) Плюс немного по английски говорю...

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

Dobre. Aká je vaša slovenčina?

[@FunteX]

R.I.P

[@phillp7777]

pretty scary way up that green ladder. 12:33 Are u lil scared of heights?.. so funny being a pilot but is different but lilscaredycat of big ladders.. right? me too

[@pfarraldcash6095]

the plane is from the 2012 movie where they claim it is russian. but it is ukrainian. very nice plane 👍

[@HollowGTX]

It just got destroyed by Russia in the same spot that it was parked at sad 😢

[@KACPER-cc2ps]

RIP

[@ChrisRRT]

Antonov vs dreamlifter

[@p.chezhiyanp.chezhiyan2223]

THAT S ALL

[@shardalt8766]

F

[@rblxmac]

2 years before the Destruction of the AN-225.. R. I. P

[@sanashams322]

This was the last footage of the an 225 Maria at the hager before it was destroyed

[@togafly.]

It has been destroyed :/

[@RD-ht6go]

Those tyres look pretty worn though

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Accepted condition. For B737 it may be even worse but still within limits. I don't know about AN225, but for my airplane it is ok to fly even when you see spot on the rubber. Boeing says it is Ok... By the way they carry lots of spare tyres in cargo hold... They may change wheels when they need it... Thanks for your comment...

[@PinQuinnn]

Rip the plane

[@naapu4448]

😞😞😞

[@rekzin_466]

im sad

[@brunodalcol6961]

Guys i'm don't he's second myria is destroyed? Pilot blog the second myria is destroyed?

[@GattoDormiente]

I don't know if I get your comment, but don't exist a second a-225, there was the idea to build a second one a lot of years ago but nothing was do, the Chinese had the sane idea but nothing still happened