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Jeez CNN is really terrible. The Myasishchev VM-T didn't "carry the spacecraft unassembled" as anyone with eyes can plainly see, and the AN-225 was designed as
by scottlocklin 6y ago
Jeez CNN is really terrible. The Myasishchev VM-T didn't "carry the spacecraft unassembled" as anyone with eyes can plainly see, and the AN-225 was designed as a replacement for the VM-T (and, truth be told, as a sort of stunt).
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a30930668/vm-t-atlant/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a30930668...
- _ph_ 6y agoIn the linked article the image clearly shows, the Buran was not fully assembled. For example the vertical tail rudder was missing, and probably a lot of other things which might have decreased the weight of the Buran.
- rob74 6y agoWell, the plane shown in the first photo is clearly carrying an incomplete spacecraft. To find out that it was in fact able to carry the completely assembled Buran, you'd have to actually read the article ("During another flight in 1988 — this time with a flight-worthy Buran orbiter"), and that's probably too much to ask nowadays...
- g8oz 6y ago>> Jeez CNN is really terrible. Related: it was very satisfying to watch uBlock Origin block no less than 82 scripts/trackers.