When you execute something asynchronously, you can move on to another task before it finishes. That being, said, in the context of computers this translates into executing a process or task on another thread.. A thread is a series of commands--a block of code--that exists as a unit of work.
Behold, the largest plane in the US Air Force. At 222 feet across, almost 300 feet long, and 65 feet tall at its tail, Lockheed Martin's C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport aircraft in the US Air Force. With a cargo hull 121 feet long and 19 feet across, the C-5 is a flying warehouse that can carry a combat-ready military unit or deliver necessary supplies anywhere in the world.
The Largest Airplane Ever Built. The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a cargo aircraft that was designed by the Soviet Unionâs Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. Only one An-225 was ever built and the behemoth transporter is still in service today. The first and only An-225 was completed in 1988 after four years of construction. The An-225 first flew on 21 December 1988 with a 74-minute flight from Kiev.