Worlds Largest Plane : The Antonov An-225

The Antonov An-225 is the biggest plane in the world. It's such a sight that 20,000 people flocked to the Perth airport in Australia to see this thing land. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED Facebook: https://facebook.com/WIRED Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/wired Google+: https://plus.google.com/+WIRED Instagram: http://instagram.com/WIRED Tumblr: http://WIRED.tumblr.com Want even more? Subscribe to The Scene: http://bit.ly/subthescene ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture. Worlds Largest Plane : The Antonov An-225

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1. I saw it in Perth
2. is it too much to as to say in meters too? Americans...
3. This is not the biggest plane -.- !!
4. Not "The Mariya", but "The Mriya". Which means "The Dream" in Ukrainian.
5. The
   Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was
   designed by the Soviet Union's Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. The
   An-225's name, Mriya means "Dream" in Ukrainian. WikipediaLength: 276′Weight: 628,300 lbsTop speed: 528 mphManufacturer: AntonovUnit cost: 200,000,000–250,000,000 USD (2013)Engine type: Progress D-18TFirst flight: December 21, 1988
6. designed to haul around Donald trumps ego.
7. Where did 600 tons come from? everywhere else I've looked says it weighs 285 tons
8. But thats not commercial.
9. What a monster of a plane
10. i was in one 😄
11. When I just got my camera I tried out the zoomlens that came with it. I just pointed it to the sky to zoom in on a plane. It was a massive 6-engined aircraft, probably the Antonov. Honestly what are the chances of that?!
12. Go Ukraine!
13. It also landed in Malaysia recently.
14. What about "Beluga"? (The Russian plane)
15. Yes a good episode for once
16. Mann, it arrived in Malaysia earlier last week. Why didn't you guys cover it then?
17. lol i was later for soccer cause of it
    The freeway was packed
18. You call yourself a scientific magazine. Use the fucking metric system please!
19. I live their
20. Lil late