Some aircraft are built to fly. This one was built to make history. The Antonov An-225 Mriya was the largest, heaviest aircraft ever to take to the skies. Designed in the late 1980s, it was originally built to carry the Buran space shuttle — and ended up redefining what aviation engineering could achieve. With a massive 88.4-meter wingspan and six turbofan engines, the An-225 could lift up to 250,000 kg (550,000 lbs) of cargo. From industrial turbines to entire aircraft components, nothing else

The world’s largest plane is flying again Once believed lost forever, the world’s largest aircraft is flying again. Meet the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the legendary cargo plane that redefined aviation history. #aviationhistory #antonov #cargoaviation #aircraftengineering #aviationfacts | 3-Minute Magazine