The An-225, which is also the heaviest plane in the world, measures over 275 ft. (84 meters) from nose to tail and 290 ft. (88 meters) from wing tip to wing tip. It can carry twice as much as the Boeing 747 freighter.
“It's the equivalent of a five-story plane flying through the air,” aviation fanatic Henton Harmadi told the West Australian.
The plane’s top speed is 528 miles per hour (850km/h) and initially it served as a mid-air space launch pad to save on rocket fuel and logistics.
The plane’s arrival gathered a large crowd of Aussie’s who did not want to miss the anticipated arrival. There was traffic congestion in Perth early in the morning and some people even abandoned their cars on the motorway in their rush to make it to the landing strip in time.
Tonkin HW jammed. Perth trying to get to the airport to see the world's biggest plane land about 11am @9NewsPerth pic.twitter.com/6totSXz0AT
— Elly Cormack (@EllyCormack) May 15, 2016
People just leaving cars on side of freeway. No hope of getting into airport to see worlds biggest plane. pic.twitter.com/bZEa9NwV4q
— Brendan foster (@BrendanfFoster) May 15, 2016
The An-225, was transporting a 117-ton generator from the Czech capital Prague, and will stay in Perth until it flies to Germany on Tuesday.
