World's largest plane, the Antonov 225, makes a Twin Cities stop

The Smithsonian Channel did an interesting Mighty Planes episode on the Antonov 225.

http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc/web/series/1003002/mighty-planes/3361527/antonov-124

Saw this thing yesterday, it is massive! Thanks for sharing!

I was on 24th Ave by the independent cargo garages; looks like one could get closer by going to the FedEx/UPS area

I saw it when it came to KCLT a few years ago and I agree it's HUGE.

Largest? Maybe the heaviest would be more correct from some unknowing reporter. The 1946 HK1 (Spruce Goose) is wider and taller and has more engines. The A340 is longer.

I enjoyed a discussion on Facebook the last couple of days from Bloomington, Minnesota where people were posting their photos and comments online about the aircraft. Of course the Antonov departed in the blaze and glory of a stunning sunset. The photos have been super to look at. I would love to see it in person if it ever came to Alaska.

Saw it landing in Keflavik about a week ago. HUGE aircraft, the SPRUCE had wider wingspan and Boeing 747 Dreamlifter has bigger cargohold but the An 225 is the heaviest and largest aircraft flying and holds many records. It rarely comes to Iceland but I took a 45 minutes drive at 1 in the night to see it land and it was worth loosing sleep. It is light 24 hours in Iceland at this time of year so it was no proplem taking video of the landing. AWESOME.

Only if it would come to KAVL.

It has come into Bangor a few times in the past couple years. Unreal sight to see it take off. Hope it makes a fuel stop on it's way out!

It used to come to KICT all the time. For Hawker fuselages I think.

Is it just me or does FA have a problem tracking this bird? I put the tail number in all the time, but the last thing it shows was a flight from bangor, maine to africa.

Great, more of these larger A/C.

And AWAY she goes!!! https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ADB3420

Who owns it and what do they use it for?

Almost looks bigger than the C5-A that brought the support gear for Obama's visit last week!

I will never go to see some commi, now Russian mafia, low life criminal Russian government made plane for everything they stole with technology or murdered people and cheated to get ahead as a world dominating superpower government. There whole mantra and ideology is to cheat, steal, murder and lie and that's been since 1917 and nothing has changed with them.