Defying Gravity: 7 of the Biggest Things That Ever Flew

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The German Hindenburg zeppelin engulfed in flames and smoke as it explodes while docking at a mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)

The Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane is shown on a runway towing the Soviet Buran space shuttle on its back at the 1989 Paris Airshow.

Quetzalcoatlus, a large prehistoric pterosaur, shown with an elongated neck, long pointed beak with orange markings, and folded wings, standing on all fours.

White witch moth

Defying Gravity: 7 of the Biggest Things That Ever Flew: Media

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The German Hindenburg zeppelin engulfed in flames and smoke as it explodes while docking at a mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Hindenburg disaster

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H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)

H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)

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The Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane is shown on a runway towing the Soviet Buran space shuttle on its back at the 1989 Paris Airshow.

Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo transporter

Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo transporter, carrying the Buran orbiter component of the...

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Quetzalcoatlus, a large prehistoric pterosaur, shown with an elongated neck, long pointed beak with orange markings, and folded wings, standing on all fours.

Quetzalcoatlus

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White witch moth

White witch moth

White witch moth (Thysania agrippina), on a coconut palm tree in Corcovado...

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