Thousands of Australian aircraft enthusiasts have watched the world's largest plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, arrive in Perth.
The 276ft-long plane, which weighs 175 tonnes without cargo or fuel, was transporting a 117-tonne generator.
Built in 1988, it is the only Antonov An-225 Mriya - "Mriya" means "dream" in Ukrainian - ever built and was designed to airlift the Energia rocket's boosters and the Buran space shuttle for the Soviet space programme. The plane now belongs to former Soviet state Ukraine.
Antonov An-225 Mriya touches down in Australia
BBC News
16 May 2016
The An-225 Mriya - "Mriya" means "Dream" in Ukrainian - is the longest and heaviest plane ever built
Thousands of Australian aircraft enthusiasts have watched the world's largest plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, arrive in Perth.
The 276ft-long plane, which weighs 175 tonnes without cargo or fuel, was transporting a 117-tonne generator.
Traffic blocked roads on Sunday as crowds gathered to watch the plane's arrival.
The plane picked up its cargo in Prague and stopped at locations in the Middle East and Asia on its way to Australia.
The An-225's vast nose opens. Its nose gear is designed to kneel to allow loading of cargo
Tens of thousands of aircraft enthusiasts gathered in and around Perth airport to see the An-225 land
The An-225's twin tail, which helps it carry very heavy loads, is a favourite feature among plane spotters
The plane's landing gear has 32 wheels and it is powered by six engines
The An-225 Mriya stopped off at Hyderabad and other cities across the world on its way to Perth, Western Australia
The Howard Hughes-designed H-4 Hercules, known as the Spruce Goose, had a greater wingspan and height than the An-225, but was shorter and only flew once
Antonov An-225 Mriya touches down in Australia - BBC News
The 276ft-long plane, which weighs 175 tonnes without cargo or fuel, was transporting a 117-tonne generator.
Built in 1988, it is the only Antonov An-225 Mriya - "Mriya" means "dream" in Ukrainian - ever built and was designed to airlift the Energia rocket's boosters and the Buran space shuttle for the Soviet space programme. The plane now belongs to former Soviet state Ukraine.
Antonov An-225 Mriya touches down in Australia
BBC News
16 May 2016
The An-225 Mriya - "Mriya" means "Dream" in Ukrainian - is the longest and heaviest plane ever built
Thousands of Australian aircraft enthusiasts have watched the world's largest plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, arrive in Perth.
The 276ft-long plane, which weighs 175 tonnes without cargo or fuel, was transporting a 117-tonne generator.
Traffic blocked roads on Sunday as crowds gathered to watch the plane's arrival.
The plane picked up its cargo in Prague and stopped at locations in the Middle East and Asia on its way to Australia.
The An-225's vast nose opens. Its nose gear is designed to kneel to allow loading of cargo
Tens of thousands of aircraft enthusiasts gathered in and around Perth airport to see the An-225 land
The An-225's twin tail, which helps it carry very heavy loads, is a favourite feature among plane spotters
The plane's landing gear has 32 wheels and it is powered by six engines
The An-225 Mriya stopped off at Hyderabad and other cities across the world on its way to Perth, Western Australia
The Howard Hughes-designed H-4 Hercules, known as the Spruce Goose, had a greater wingspan and height than the An-225, but was shorter and only flew once
Antonov An-225 Mriya touches down in Australia - BBC News
