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MidEngineManiac
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FEB 27, 12:51 PM
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steve308
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FEB 27, 02:32 PM
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I wonder how many doses of covid vaccine it could have held?
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WonderBoy
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FEB 27, 04:01 PM
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Awe man, that carried the Buran.
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IMSA GT
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FEB 27, 06:00 PM
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The company is already prepared to build another one. They are going to try and make the Russian Federation foot the bill which should be about 3 billion dollars. The one that was destroyed had an engine removed for repair so it was grounded.
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LitebulbwithaFiero
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FEB 27, 08:48 PM
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There is suppose to be another one that is 2/3 complete as of 2009. From Wikipedia
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theogre
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FEB 28, 06:37 PM
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82-T/A [At Work]
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MAR 03, 07:04 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by LitebulbwithaFiero:
There is suppose to be another one that is 2/3 complete as of 2009. From Wikipedia |
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Yeah, there was a documentary that I watched on that plane a few years ago. The USSR had already begun building a second one... the entire fuselage was basically complete, but I don't remember seeing any wings. It's all housed in a warehouse somewhere, but they certainly COULD rebuild the plane... though I suspect it will take a lot of effort and money. The company that maintained the plane had their work cut out for them to just maintain the one they had.
Really a shame though... I'm guessing the Russians who hit it, had no idea or really cared either. That plane is a huge part of their heritage, though I suppose the Buran is an example of failure since it was failed / stolen technology from the USA. But the plane itself was all their design.
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randye
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MAR 03, 08:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Yeah, there was a documentary that I watched on that plane a few years ago. The USSR had already begun building a second one... the entire fuselage was basically complete, but I don't remember seeing any wings. It's all housed in a warehouse somewhere, but they certainly COULD rebuild the plane... though I suspect it will take a lot of effort and money. The company that maintained the plane had their work cut out for them to just maintain the one they had.
Really a shame though... I'm guessing the Russians who hit it, had no idea or really cared either. That plane is a huge part of their heritage, though I suppose the Buran is an example of failure since it was failed / stolen technology from the USA. But the plane itself was all their design.
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You do realize that the Antonov production factory is in Kyiv, Ukraine don't you?
YES, there is indeed a 2nd partially finished airframe sitting inside a hanger at the Antonov plant, (at least there was one), and there was talk last year of some Turkish aerospace startup helping finish the aircraft.
 [This message has been edited by randye (edited 03-03-2022).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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MAR 07, 08:48 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by randye:
You do realize that the Antonov production factory is in Kyiv, Ukraine don't you?
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Man, you guys are harsh. I feel like if I don't say every single thing I know about a topic in every post I make, someone has to alert me to the obvious.
I very much realize that the factory is in Ukraine. I also know that it was originally in central Russia originally, and that Antonov, for which the planes are named, is a Russian-born individual. Ukraine was part of the USSR when the Antonov was built... and that before 1991, it had been part of the Russian empire for over 200 years. I just kind of figured that was obvious since I mentioned the Buran.
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rinselberg
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MAR 07, 08:56 AM
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It's plain the plane comes mainly from Ukraine.
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