ANTONOV AN225 MRIYA - KING OF THE SKIES (airshowvision)

Here is the largest aircraft in the World - the Antonov AN-22156 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.