Ukraine to launch serial production of world’s biggest aircraft together with China

Russia Today ^ | 31 Aug, 2016

[sukhoi-30mki]

Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov and China’s Aerospace Industry Corporation have signed a deal which will facilitate the serial production of the world’s largest aircraft, the AN-225 Mriya (‘Dream’), in China.

Negotiations between the two enterprises have been held since May 2016 and the deal was signed on August 30 in Beijing.

“On August 30, Antonov [Company] and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) signed an agreement on cooperation on the AN-225 project,” Antonov’s press service said in a statement, UNIAN news agency reported.

The company added that cooperation between the two companies include the projected construction of the second aircraft of its kind in Ukraine and its handover to China at the first stage of the project, as well as the creation of an aircraft production line under a Ukrainian license in China at the second stage.

Representatives of Antonov Company told UNIAN that each stage of the project will be implemented under a separate contract. The two companies did not reveal any further details about the agreement and said nothing about the project deadlines or the planned numbers of the AN-225 aircraft set to be built in China.

Earlier, China’s CCTV Channel said on its Facebook page that Antonov Company sold all manufacturing rights and technological documents for the super-heavy air freighter AN-225 Mriya to the China Aerospace company. It added that the first AN-225 could be produced in China as early as in 2019.

[lodi90]

So I’m wondering what heavy war asset does China need to be mobile by using this thing. Missile defense suite? Target engagement radars? Main battle tanks?

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Chicoms probably intend to fill this beast with cell phone accessories they sell on eBay. It’s more profitable for them to sell direct from China and air mail the sold product to buyers.

[Gaffer]

Funny you should say that. I was thinking Apple probably paid for it so they could ship in the new iPhones! :0)

[lodi90]

The Chicoms got a sweat heart deal from the US Post Office. They can economically sell cheap cell phone cases, etc. on eBay and air mail them to buyers. It’s a totally one way deal. US companies can not ship that cheap to China.

[steve86]

I saw that one at the Everett airshow, 1991, post cold war thawing. I agree with the other poster it was quiet.

[blam]

"There has been only one An-225 ever built, so they must be using something else."

I'm pretty sure they used this plane. The 'story' was about the plane, not the racing.

Extreme Machines: Antonov An-225 is the World's Heaviest Plane

"The plane took off from Stuttgart, Germany, on its first commercial flight, hauling 216,000 prepared meals for American military personnel in the Persian Gulf. "Bookings range from general cargo to items of over 200 tons and pieces that would only fit on the roof," says a spokesman for Air Foyle HeavyLift, the company that hopes to put the An-225 into regular service.""The plane took off from Stuttgart, Germany, on its first commercial flight, hauling 216,000 prepared meals for American military personnel in the Persian Gulf. "Bookings range from general cargo to items of over 200 tons and pieces that would only fit on the roof," says a spokesman for Air Foyle HeavyLift, the company that hopes to put the An-225 into regular service."

[Scythian_Reborn]

Ukraine to launch serial production of world’s biggest aircraft together with China

Meanwhile what is the U.S. doing? Trying to prevent Boeing from opening a plant in a "right to work" state ...

[Scythian_Reborn]

LOL, awesome pic !! Ha ha

[blam]

Airbus is now manufacturing their A-320 airliner here in Mobile, right-to-work-state.

[Krosan]

Thanks! That was very interesting.

[Chode]

LOL... 100% only way it could ever take off is if attached to a tanker