It’s the Antonov An-225!

The world’s longest airplane flew for the first time on December 21, 1981. The An-225, built by the Russian company Antonov, was manufactured to carry the Buran orbiter, Russia’s version of the Space Shuttle.

The Antonov An-225 holds over 200 records, including the world’s longest airplane at 84 meters or 276 feet.

Other specification of the An-225:

· Payload: 250,000 kilograms or 551,000 pounds

· Wingspan: 88.40 meters or 291 feet 2 inches

· Height: 18.1 meters or 59.3 feet

· Weight: 175,000 kilograms org 385,800 pounds

· Maximum speed: 850 km/h or 530 mph

· Range: 14,000 kilometers or 8,700 miles

There was only one An-225 ever built, a second was started, but not completed.