Antonov AN-225: How Was The Largest Airplane In The World Built? | Heavy Lift

The story of the Antonov AN-225, a relic of the cold war era aircraft made in the Ukraine that flew challenging missions until today. It was the biggest airplane in the world and held the most air records for cargo lift. But what was it's story?
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This series tells the story of how huge objects move. If Archimedes said "Give me a lever and I will move the world", today the answer is usually wheels and hydraulics. Lifting and moving massive machinery or structures is the specialty of a handful of companies and the equipment they use is often tailor made for the job, be they cranes, trailers, flatbeds, barges, and even ship carriers.

We draw on the joint experience, to present a whole new ongoing series of documentaries on the men and machines that move huge things. Heavy Lift tells the story of the engineers and mechanics behind some of the largest lifting and moving equipment in the world, without which some of the most impressive works of human construction simply would not work.
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