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krozarEQ t1_j2cbrq8 wrote

I'm hoping Ukraine invests a lot into aviation and we have another boom in that industry. They have an aviation heritage with Antonov Design etc. and produced some fantastic airframes. Airframes, engines and avionics from Ukraine would ease some of the brain drain and possibly even reverse it. If they can get a Kelly Johnson-like personality pushing that industry into a revival as Ukraine rises from the ashes, it's a small light that could come out of this pointless suffering caused by Russia.

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ChronoLegion2 t1_j2etqey wrote

An-225 Mriya (Dream) is the heaviest aircraft ever built. It was meant for transporting the Soviet version of the space shuttle, the Buran (it was about 6 tons lighter than the shuttle despite having an extra engine and being fully automated). I’ve toured the factory on a field trip as a kid

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