Heaviest item airlifted

According to Official Guinness Records,

The heaviest item airlifted is a power plant generator which weighs 187.6 tonnes (375,200 lb) and was achieved by Antonov Airlines 225 "Mriya" aircraft - the biggest aircraft in the world, at Frankfurt Hahn Airport, in Frankfurt, Germany, on 11 Aug 2009. This incredible plane already holds a number of records, including that of the only plane to have a maximum take-off weight of over 600 tonnes and the plane with the widest wing-span, at 88.4 m (290 ft).

For a complete list of 2009 records, please visit 2009 Guinness Records in Germany.

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