ANTONOV AN225 MRIYA KING OF THE SKIES (airshowvision)

Here is the largest aircraft in the World the Antonov AN22156 Mriya in all its glory. Initially designed to offer a piggyback ride to the Soviet Space Shuttle (Buran), which only ever flew once. Following the demise of the USSR sahuttle program, the aircraft has found a new role as an International freighter, with its enormous lifting capability.