Antonov AH-124-100, March 3, 1998
 
After hearing that the mammoth Russian Antonov AH-124-100 (formerly the AN-124-100) was parked at the nearby Charlotte airport, Greg Whitcomb and I took a long lunch (from Microsoft) and went over to have a look. This is said to be the world's largest airplane (as of 1998)...
 
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