Stunning new vision of the world\u2019s longest and heaviest operational aircraft, the Antonov An-225, has been filmed in the skies after 10 months on the ground. <\/p>\n
The aircraft’s operations were paused in August 2020, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
But incredible new vision of the Russian-built Antonov An-225, shows the aircraft taking off from Kyiv’s Gostomel Antonov Airport, marking the first flight in nearly a year.<\/p>\n
The heavy cargo aircraft was built during the Soviet era in the 1980s, with the heavy loader taking its first flew in December 1988.<\/p>\n
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It is by far the largest and heaviest aircraft ever builtSource:Supplied<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The first commercial flight undertaken by the 640,000 tonne aircraft was from Stuttgart, Germany in 2002 when it flew to Oman.<\/p>\n The aircraft belongs to the Antonov Airlines fleet and takes part in emergency and disaster operations, while also often carrying military supplies to the Middle East.<\/p>\n According to reports, the cargo aircraft has also carried everything from wind turbine blades, generator for a gas power plant to medical supplies during emergencies and has also reportedly taken part in the COVID-19 relief effort.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n