Antonov IV, a photo by juandesant on Flickr.

This is the “little Antonov” since the 225 is the big one. Photographed in the Antonov Airlines livery in Malaga Spain a couple of years back.

The Russians with their “bigger is better” mentality have certainly produced some interesting, huge and beautiful planes. I’d love to see one of these Antonov 124 series planes in person. Of course, the AN-225 would be better, but I’ll be happy with an AN-124.