File:An-225 front day V1.jpg

Summary
An-225 is the largest operating aircraft in the world. English: Portuguese and American workers tend to the Antonov An-225 Mriya, or "Dream", April 28 on the flightline at Lajes Field, Azores. The aircraft landed here to refuel and get serviced. Currently the world's largest aircraft, the An-225 was designed mainly to transport the Russian space shuttle and its components from a service area to a launch site. 30 April 2004. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An-225_front_day_V1.jpg