Antonov — An-225 Mriya

The (meaning "Dream" in Ukrainian) was the world's largest and heaviest cargo aircraft. Originally designed in the 1980s by the Antonov Design Bureau to carry the Soviet Buran space shuttle, it evolved into a one-of-a-kind heavyweight champion for global logistics. It famously featured six turbofan engines and a massive 28-wheel landing gear system to support its maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. Key Specifications & Legacy

According to technical data from SKYbrary and Air Charter Service , the Mriya was an engineering marvel: My tribute to World's greatest plane Antonov AN225 'Mriya' Antonov An-225 Mriya