A friend of ours sent out these pics this week that were taken in Las Vegas. The aircraft? The only one of its kind –a Russian Antonov 225. It is also the largest aircraft in the world. Wingspan on this baby? About the length of a football field.

The airplane was delivering a power transformer for Nevada Power, which had been manufactured in Turkey. I wonder what the air freight charges were on that shipment?

In case you’re interested, here are the aircraft’s specs.

Wingspan – 290 Ft.

Height. 59.4 Ft.



Length – 276 Ft.



Number of wheels..24



Max T.O. weight – 1,322,750# (A little over 660 Tons)



Max payload – 551,150# (Over 275 Tons)



Engines – six Lotarev D-18T turbofans



Max speed at altitude – 530 MPH



Cruise speed – 495 MPH



Range – 8310 NM