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		cmrberry on Feb 9, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Photos of the An-225 Mriya – the world’s largest a... Having watched a C-5 Galaxy fly low overhead before, I can only imagine how ridiculous this thing must look during take off. "When pigs can fly."

PhantomGremlin on Feb 9, 2015 | [–]

I never get tired of watching this video of an Il-76 transport plane taking off in Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLxEHIbHUlY

coldcode on Feb 9, 2015 | [–]

It's a beautiful hippo flying; pig is not a big enough comparison. Hard to imagine this thing can fly at all.

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