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Antonov An-225 airplane takes off from Milan

Wichita, USA - Unique in the world, it is the biggest aircraft ever built

The only Antonov An-225 still in service, the world's largest freighter aircraft launched during the '80s to carry the Soviet space shuttle "Buran", has landed at Wichita airport, United States. It took-off from Milan, Italy, where it carried components for Coffeyville Resources, an oil refinery. The massive aircraft, powered by six turbofan engines and capable of lifting 92,000 gallons of fuel...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139284
Rome, Italy, 04/03/2012 08:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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