World's largest cargo aircraft the Antonov AN-225 to touch down at Prestwick Airport on Sunday
Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe world's heaviest aircraft is to touch down in Prestwick tomorrow.Aircraft enthusiasts are set for a treat when the Antonov An-225 Mriya stops off in South Ayrshire on its way to France.The giant strategic airlift cargo plane - powered by six turbofan engines - is flying in for a brief visit on Sunday.It boasts a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes and was originally designed to carry the Russian space shuttle by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union during the 1980s.She is due to fly into Prestwick from Bangor in the USA at 2.30pm before departing at 4.30pm for Châteauroux-Centre Airport in France.The