(Bingyin March 16), April 24, 1986, the world's largest aircraft An-124 took off.

"Reference News" reported on April 24, 1986, the Soviet Union's security -124 - the world's largest aircraft test flight routes in the Soviet Union, began in November 1986 along the periodic flight Soviet Civil Aviation Authority routes , An-124 aircraft, length 65 m, with a wingspan of 73 meters, it is like a flight ferry. Effective cabin space for more than 1000 cubic meters, the lower deck panel is 36 meters long, 6.4 meters wide, an aircraft can upgrade the 150 tons of cargo. The aircraft's maximum flight distance of 16,500 km. Cruising speed of 800-850 kilometers per hour, can fly in the air for 20 hours. 150 tons when fully loaded, the flight down to 4500 km distance, but still more than the distance from Moscow to Paris.