In Pictures: World's largest aircraft Antonov An-225
The Ukraine-built Antonov An-225 is known to be the largest aircraft in the world, with a length of 84 metres and wingspan of 88.4 metres. The six-engine aircraft, built in the 1980s to carry Soviet space shuttle Buran, can carry 250 tonnes of cargo. Interestingly, its cargo hold is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight from take-off to landing. 