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Posted: 14 Aug 2013

Taken: 26 Jun 2013

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1/500 • f/5.6 • 27.9 mm • ISO 80 •

Panasonic DMC-FZ45

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The worlds largest aircraft. The 6 engined Antonov An225 Mirya, UR-82060, owned by Kiev based Antonov Design Bureau, sits on the apron at Manchester, being prepared for departure.
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 L. L. Wall
L. L. Wall club
... a timely capture ... looks ungainly, but if it "flies" it is therefore graceful ...
maybe there is a reason for an aircraft this big (other than: "mine is bigger than yours"): economies in scale? ...

(seen in "Archive Airings Group" ... a situational pun, as well)
5 years ago.
Tractacus club has replied to L. L. Wall club
Many thanks for the comments. The aircraft was built for transporting rocket boosters and the 'Buran' Space Shuttle. It's now used for moving super heavy loads around the world. I believe the maximum load it carried was something around 600 tons... A second airframe was started but never completed. I've seen mention of reinstating this second machine, but I don't think we'll see it any time soon.
5 years ago.

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