Mighty Planes

The record-setting flight of the military cargo aircraft C-5M Super Galaxy is tracked, from initial briefing to its dangerous descent into war-torn Afghanistan.

A massive cargo plane specially designed to handle polar missions, races to Greenland to evacuate climate scientists before winter storms arrive.

On its mission to aid earthquake-ravaged Chile the Antonov 124, one of the biggest cargo planes in the world, faces dangerous weather and troubling delays.

The world's only flying eye hospital, faces a tough mission, bringing its state-of-the art technology to the developing country of Mongolia.

The world's biggest seaplane is called upon to attack one of the worst wildfires in Mexico's history, and the blaze isn't the only obstacle it's up against.

The first commercial flight of Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, from Germany to California is a multi-million dollar gamble for Lufthansa Airlines.