An 124 RA-82078

A rare Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 Ruslan parked on the apron, with its impressive size visible even from afar.

A rare Antonov An-124 Ruslan operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines, seen at the airport tarmac on a clear afternoon.

A mighty Antonov An-124-100-150, registration RA-82081, of Volga-Dnepr Airlines rolling on the runway in its classic blue-and-white cargo livery.

An-124 @KSFO. Before this I had only seen a “Condor” once. Her sister landed at KSAN carrying the Russian team’s yacht for the America’s Cup races in 1995. She was quite a sight then, too.

IL76 parked at Fairbanks International Airport May 2020

Distinctive by its high-set cockpit and nose gear, which allow nose-loading of large/heavy freight. The An-124 is often chartered for outsize cargo such as locomotives, turbines, and even other aircraft.