This was reported on the Facebook of DP “Antonov”, reported Ukrinform.

It was noted that the project was possible thanks to the coordination and intensive work of the Microsoft Flight Simulator team with the Antonova project team, the assistance of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the support and expertise of our pilots and engineers. which helps make the behavior of the aircraft more realistic.

An-225 crew commander, chief pilot Dmytro Antonov and pilots Kyrylo Volegov, Yevhen Bashynskyi, navigator Serhii Nechaev had the opportunity to test the digital “Dream” for the realism of flight.

“Restoring the aviation legend has been a long and difficult process, with several talented teams from all over the world working on it. Hours of model development, sound recording, detailed design – everything so that everyone can feel as realistic as possible. “He’s inspecting the cab and the loading ramp,” he said.

“Antonov” also reported that the Microsoft company has decided to divert all the money from the sale of the “Mryia add-on” in Microsoft Flight Simulator to a special account for the rebuilding of the An-225.

“Install Microsoft Flight Simulator and feel the excitement of flying the legendary An-225 “Mriya” yourself. Take your “Mriya” into the sky,” the company said.

According to the news of Ukrinform, one of the largest and most powerful aircraft in the world, the Ukrainian-made An-225 Mriya burned down in late February last year as a result of an airstrike by Russian troops on the nearby Gostomel airport. Kyiv.

The commander of “Mria” Dmytro Antonov said that the plane could be saved. Thus, during the Russian occupation, Antonov State Enterprise had a leased reserve airspace in Leipzig, Germany. The crew was ready to move from Gostomel to Germany on the morning of February 24 and even started the engines, but they never received the takeoff command.

At the end of March 2022, the state concern “Ukroboronprom” dismissed Serhiy Bychkov, the general director of the Antonov State Enterprise. Later, Bychkov was finally dismissed from his post.

It became known that in October last year, the SBU launched an investigation into the criminal prosecution of Antonov State Enterprise employees regarding possible cooperation with the Russian invaders, which could result in the destruction of “Mriya”.