Antonov AN-225 Mriya is the heaviest aircraft and the world's largest current account. 6 motor and chamber up to 250 tons, the aircraft can carry up to 50 cars at a time.
The AN-225 was designed to transport the Buran shuttle program Soviet space travel. The first was delivered in 1988, while the first two have not been completed since the federal Soviet collapse in 1991. Currently AN-225 is under the management the Antanov Airline companies of the Ukraine, used for freight purposes. According Kostiantyn Lushakov Antanov CEO, wanted to build the 2nd AN-225 needs at least $ 300 million and take three years to complete.
The aircraft have been a number of organizations used for humanitarian relief after natural disasters. In 2010, the AN-225 is used to transport large equipment in the earthquake in Haiti, in 2011 was 140 tons of relief supplies and other equipment to Japan.
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