"It's big. It's a giant tunnel."
-- Cliff Graham
Boasting a 240-foot-wide wingspan, the world's largest operating cargo plane descended to the runway and touched down with its whopping 24 wheels — drawing spectators and photographers to the perimeters of Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
A mighty Antonov AN-124 plane approached from the west and landed on Florida's Space Coast amid hot, sunburn-inducing summertime weather just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28.
"It's unique, because of the size and the attention that it draws. It's one of those iconic aircraft in the aviation world," said Jeremy Phillips, general manager of Sheltair's MLB fixed-base operation.
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