Right now there is only 1 AN-225. It was built to carry the Buran, the Soviet space shuttle. You will note the humps on its 'shoulders' and the twin tails.

It showed up at the Paris Airshow a number of years ago with their shuttle attached. A few years later it showed up at Fanrborough without the Shuttle and did such a spirited flight display word was the pilot had popped more than a few rivets along the wing. One picture I have from that display shows ALL spoilers up on the upside wing which quickly reminded me of the B-52 at Fairchild.

When the -225 showed up at Paris, the boys from Antonov were tossing out small titanium cylinders and talking about how much titanium they had used.

There are TWO F/Es for the -225 and yes, it does look antiquated with the rubber faced fans but they are effective. You may have noticed there are two two-wheel nose gears and the airplane will kneel so the forward ramp can be lowered onto the ground. Also, headache when the pilot says "main gear tire change". 14 main gear tires.

If you ever watch one of these take off, you may be surprised at how long they are in position and holding during engine run-up. It takes a while for the engines to stabilize and more than a few times I have seen them on the runway for more than a minute stepping up the power before releasing the brakes.