Antonov An-225 Mriya (UR-82060)

"an-225 ur-82060 at shannon", There is only one AN225 flying.

I know there's only one an-225,maybe the younger members of the public don't know. Your comment is a waste of time.

I wonder how many fatigue cracks there are in the upper wing skin especially where the sections join together which is common for a cantilevered wing design and how often they are inspected for using a NDT process like x-ray or eddy current

Nice plane at air shows! From a military point of view it's not a practical aircraft. Fuel load vs. payload vs. runway length needed to get off ground effect and be able to go any distance. And no air refueling ability. Still a beautiful plane!

GREAT shot!

And now, sadly, there are none :(