Antonov Antonov An-225

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The Antonov An-225 Mriya was the world's largest and heaviest operational cargo aircraft, designed to transport the Soviet Buran space shuttle and oversized industrial cargo. First flown on December 21, 1988, it was a high-wing six-engine transport capable of carrying 250,000 kg (551,156 pounds) of cargo. The aircraft measured approximately 84 meters in length with six ZMKB Progress D-18T turbofan engines producing a combined 309,540 pounds of thrust. Built by the Antonov State Company of Ukraine, only one aircraft was completed before its destruction during the 2022 Russian invasion.