We compared the sizes of some of the world's most famous aircraft -- here's how they stack up

We compared the sizes of some of the most famous — and some of the largest — flying machines in the world. Though the Space Shuttle Orbiter and Concorde may be a bit larger than you'd expect, they're all dwarfed by the nearly football-field-sized Antonov An-225 Mriya.   Here they are:  Dragan Radovanovic/Business Insider NOW WATCH: Here's why flights take longer than they did 50 years ago