The world's largest cargo aircraft, Antonov AN -225 Mriya -- or the Dream, made its first landing in India today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, the Ukraine company's collaborators in Mumbai said on Wednesday.


The wide body aircraft is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes, a statement said.


It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service, the statement added.


Pic: The worlds largest cargo aircraft, Antonov AN -225 Mriya -- or the Dream, which made its first landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. PTI.