Oh My...

[an-225]

I was sitting in school today, when I decided to check Wikipedia to see any recent developments involving the An-225.

Warning: the following footage may cause high blood pressure in anyone who likes the An-225.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:An-225_Mriya.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:An-225_D-18T.jpg

My friend must have thought I was nuts, after I leaned over and asked him what colour the stripe was.

[Mictheslik]

Have they finished the second one then?

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[Sean_TK]

It's great that they finally got the second one flying!
Looks nice with the blue stripe instead of the red like on the old one.

[AMDDDA]

I'm pretty sure they just re-painted it.

[an-225]

Oh, everything would have been great, had it been the second one! Instead, they painted the old one with that AWFUL blue stripe, and grey underside.

[Ivan]

New paintjob... 2nd one does not have the buran support struts on the airframe (see photos on the web)

[Rich H]

What are they going to use them for now? Heavy cargo?