AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE #No.1 on Instagram: "@soychrislf Meet the Antonov An-225 Mriya the largest, heaviest, and most powerful aircraft ever to grace the skies. Built in the late 1980s by the Soviet Union, it was originally designed to carry the Buran space shuttle on its back. With a jaw-dropping wingspan of 88.4 meters (290 feet) and a total length of 84 meters, it dwarfed nearly every aircraft in existence. Only one An-225 was ever completed, making it a true one-of-one aviation marvel. Powered