#10. Antonov An-124 Ruslan
This is a 1986 model and handles cargo operations it’s been used to carry locomotive yachts as simple aircraft engines and even gigantic monuments such as the obelisk of Askum. Its nose can open to easier loading it also has a tailgate and loading crane. Its huge dimensions are 240 feet wingspan and 226 feet long and 29 feet longer than the tower of Pisa.
#9. Boeing Dreamlifter
Distinguished for its bulging fuselage and is used to carry bulky cargo hence its name. In 2013 Boeing commercial airplanes announced that air transport would the preferred method for transporting aircraft components and looked into some alternatives for this job such as the Antonov 124but, in the end, it was approved to design this interesting 235-foot long 211 feet wingspan plane. The Boing dream lifter also served to transport medical supplies during the pandemic.
#8. Airbus A380-800
This four engines plane manufactured by the European Company Air Bus was the first jet aircraft with two decks along the entire fuselage, It has a flight range of 9 200 miles enough to cover the route from New York to Moscow and its cruise speed is Mach 0.85 a little slower than the speed of sound which is much 1. It’s 238 feet long with a 261-foot wingspan and it has a capacity for 575 passengers in its traditional three-class layout but could accommodate up to 853 people if it carries them all in economy class. The Airbus 380 800 is specifically designed for long flights some have bars beauty salons and duty-free shops have you have ever flown one of these planes let me know in the comments.
#7. Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
This unique aircraft look like two planes joined together although it actually has only one cockpit located in the right fuselage, it has a 385-foot wingspan making it the world’s longest wingspan aircraft regarding length each compartment is 238 feet long. This airplane was built for the company’s strata launch systems an airline that developed vehicles to be launched into Earth’s space orbit from high-flying planes. This aircraft is intended to release rockets such as Pegasus 1 and Pegasus 2 at 35 000 feet altitude as well as the dream chaser a small plane in space.
#7. Airbus A 350-1000
The 350s are a twin aircraft of the company Airbus designed completely with the plane company called Boing in a collaboration with Airbus. The 350 has several variants but the largest model is the 350 1000, which can accommodate up to 410 passengers in a typical class; layout and has a range of ten thousand miles meaning it can fly from New York to Sydney non-stop, it 242 feet long which is equivalent to the height of Taj Mahal and has a 212-foot win on plus It bears cruise speed of Mach .85.
#5. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
This aircraft designed to establish air bridges over international distances belongs to the air mobility command of the US airforce the command in charge of air transport and supply, it can carry fully equipped military units for combat as well as tanks besides a couple of planes were modified to transport sate light for NASA. It’s 247 feet long with a 222-foot wingspan and a cruise speed of Mach. 77 keep an eye out because you might see it in action if the next war breaks out.
#4.Airbus A 340-600
The Airbus 340 is so a four-engine model introduced in 1993. There are currently 380 planes built on the product that has been discontinued since 2011 due to low demand. The Airbus 340s has several versions of which the 340 600 is the biggest of all, it began production in 2001 and had a 247.2-foot length 208 wingspans a cruise speed of mach.82, and a capacity of see 379 passengers in the classic three-class layout.
#3. Boeing 747-8
The large Boing 474 s are known as Jumbo because when they were first designed they represented a breakthrough in passengers transportation which required bigger airplanes, it’s characterized by a building silhouette at the front since the cockpit is on the second level to easily open the nose in case it’s as a cargo plane. The biggest 747 model is the 747 8 with a 250-foot length 224-foot widespan and a cruise speed of match. 85 plus this giant can seat 467 passengers in the typical three-class layout.
#2. Boeing 777X
Since it entered service in 1995 the Boeing 777 or triple aircraft have always been pretty popular as they’re the world’s largest twin-engine jet. The Boeing 777 er is one of the largest and most famous planes at 242 for long but bowing manufacturers will not go to settle it they have created a larger model the Boeing 777 X which has two variants the 777 8 and the larger 777.9, which is 251 feet long and has a 235-foot wingspan without unfolded wings. Yes just as you heard unfolded wings since its wings can fold and unfold. It will start commercial operations in 2024. Do you think the 777 X will be able to dethrone the Boeing 747?
#1. Antonpv An-225 Mriya
With a 275-foot length and a 290 feet wingspan, this airplane is the biggest in the world. It was designed by the Antonov design bureau the same company that designed the 124. It was completed in 1988 and was used to transport the shuttle of the Soviet space program it’s currently used by Antonov Airlinese to carry oversized payloads this beat is equipped with six jet engines three under each wing and could carry up to 500 000 pounds internally or 440 thousand pounds on the roof. Can you imagine how much time takes to manufacture one unit of this airplane? it takes around more than 10 years from planning to design to production. The main objective of this plane is to carry as much as goods by airways at one time which reduces the cost of transportation of goods by airways.
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