World’s Largest Aircraft Breaks Airlift Record

The Soviet-designed An-225 — the world’s largest operational aircraft — was originally designed to transport the USSR’s space shuttle. That program is long gone, but one An-225 just broke the world record for the heaviest airlift of a single object. It transported a 53 foot long, 187.6 ton generator from Germany to Armenia on August 11. Because the An-225 can (hypoethetically) transport any object up to 33 feet wide, 230 feet long, and under 275 tons, the generator’s size and weight didn’t cause any problems.

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