Antonov An-225 Mriya/Buran Shuttle NATO Code: Cossack

The An-225 Mriya NATO reporting name: Cossack) is a strategic airlift transport aircraft which was built by the Antonov Design Bureau, and is by some measures the largest airplane ever built. The design, built to transport the Buran orbiter, was an enlargement of the successful An-124 Ruslan. Mriya (Мрія) means “Dream” (Inspiration) in Ukrainian.