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The 13 largest airplanes in the world are known as feats of mechanical engineering

With a wingspan longer than a football field and a load capacity that could carry a blue whale, it's surprising that these massive aircraft can even take off from the ground. The magic of airplanes never ceases to amaze us, and the sight is even more incredible when airplanes can be longer than an Olympic swimming pool, heavier than the world's largest tanks, and taller. than a five-story building. From NASA's Super Guppy to the massive 747 Dreamlifter, this article compiles a list (in no particular order) of the world's largest planes flying in the skies today.

1. Super Guppy by Aero Spaceline

The Super Guppy is a truly impressive machine because of its strange appearance. The cumbersome plane has been retired by every organization in the world except one: NASA. The US space agency found the Guppy's spacious size perfect for transporting spacecraft and rocket parts.
The first Super Guppy was built from a balloon-shaped fuselage taken from the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, which first flew in 1965. Propeller cargo aircraft have largely been replaced by Airbus The Beluga is used to transport large and awkwardly shaped cargo, but as long as NASA keeps using the Super Guppy, it will continue to confuse people in the skies—and NASA really loves it. Super Guppy.

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2. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy

With a payload capacity of nearly 135 tons, the C-5 Galaxy is the largest aircraft regularly operated by the US military. The Air Force announced it reactivated the monster transport plane in May 2017, and in 2019 it considered turning the plane into a giant air ambulance — essentially Ban is a hospital in the sky.
The C-5 has enough cargo space to carry two M1 Abrams tanks, 16 Humvees, three Black Hawk helicopters or many other vehicles. When not carrying cargo, the C-5 can fly up to 7,000 miles (more than 11,000 km) without refueling, making it the longest-range military transport aircraft in the world. When the Air Force needs to transport large loads and move quickly, they turn to the C-5.
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3. Boeing 747 Dreamlifter

In the 2000s, Boeing realized it needed a cargo plane with a huge cargo hold to transport parts for the 787 Dreamliner, which has parts manufactured around the world. The solution here was to take the airline's largest plane, the 747, and build a custom cargo bay around it.
With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m³), ​​the Dreamlifter has the world's largest cargo hold, capable of carrying three times the cargo capacity of a 747-400F freighter. The four Dreamlifters that Boeing produces also use the world's longest cargo trucks and can transport up to 125 tons of payload.
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4. Antonov An-124 Ruslan

This is another monster designed and built by the Antonov Design Agency. The An-124 Ruslan operated by the Russian Air Force is the largest military aircraft in the world. For nearly 30 years after it entered service in 1984, the An-124 (NATO reporting name: Condor) was the world's largest and heaviest cargo aircraft, next to the unique An-225. best. The 747-8F surpassed the An-124 in 2011.
With a reported load capacity of 165 tons, the An-124 can carry even more than the C-5 Galaxy, although the trade-off is that its range is not as far. As a remaining technical achievement of the Soviet era, the An-124 continues to perform air transport missions for Russia today.

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5. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

The BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F****r) can carry 70,000 pounds of weapons (about 31.7 tons), from conventional precision-guided bombs to nuclear warheads. While the B-2 stealth bomber and B-1 supersonic bomber may be retired when the B-21 is introduced, the Air Force wants to equip the reliable B-52 with powerful engines. New engine to improve efficiency and range.

As this giant bomber enters its sixth decade of service, its technology is evolving, as the Air Force is also planning to equip the B-52 with long-range launch missiles ( Long-Range Stand-Off missile), a stealth nuclear cruise missile.
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6. Ilyushin Il-76

This Soviet-era long-range transport aircraft is a certified workhorse. It has a wingspan of 164 feet (45 meters), can transport up to 140 soldiers and has a maximum payload of up to 50 tons.
Designed to operate in harsh conditions, prototypes of the Ilyushin Il-76 first appeared in 1971 and went into production three years later. (It can take off and land on short, unpaved runways and can fly through inclement weather with ease.) More than 800 of the model have been built, according to Military- today.com, and it is still widely used in many countries today.
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7. Airbus BelugaXL

Developed in 2014, the BelugaXL made its first operational flight in 2020 after more than 200 test flights. It has officially joined Airbus's already huge fleet of certified big things around the world.
This plane is very big. It is 206 feet (63 meters) long and has the largest cross-section of any cargo aircraft in the world. A pair of Rolls-Royce Trent 700 turbofan engines help this giant aircraft fly.
The previous generation A300-600 Super Transporter (name of the old Beluga) could only carry one wing of the A350 XWB. And the BelugaXL can carry not one but two giant wings of the A350. In terms of payload, BelugaXL can carry up to 51 tons and has a range of 4,000 km with full payload. This capability makes it a more efficient and flexible aircraft than the previous model in transporting large aircraft parts and oversized cargo.
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8. Boeing 747

The Dreamlifter is already on the list, but it represents only a small portion of the Queen of the Skies' (the Boeing 747's nickname) achievements. Boeing has built more than 1,500 Boeing 747s and these planes have served as the world's largest passenger and cargo aircraft, a military command center in the sky, Air Force One, a aircraft carrying the space shuttle and an infrared telescope carrier for NASA. Plus, Iron Maiden even has a 747 called Ed Force One.
This type of aircraft is being phased out of airlines in favor of single-aisle designs, which can now fly with enough range to cross oceans. But as America's only mass-produced four-engine jumbo jet, the Boeing 747 still has a few more years to run.

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9. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

The C-5 Galaxy may be America's largest military aircraft, but the C-17 Globemaster is its flagship. The aircraft made its first flight in 1991 and 279 Globemasters have been built since then.
The C-17 transport plane can carry about 85.5 tons into the sky, fly missions around the world to transport troops and cargo, perform airlifts and medical evacuations, and fly air route.
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10. Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is Europe's 747 and the A380-800 is the largest airliner ever built, with room for 850 passengers. It flies some of the longest routes around the planet, but like the 747, it may start to be replaced by smaller planes with similar ranges.
The Airbus A380 is truly the world's flying bus, carrying more people at once than any other plane in history.
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11. McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender

The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is a tanker with the largest fuel capacity in the world. With a wingspan of 164 feet (50 meters), the plane can carry a huge amount of fuel - we're talking a capacity of 52,250 gallons, or 197 cubic meters.
The Air Force is in the process of purchasing a new tanker, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, which will be more efficient and have more advanced avionics than the KC-10, but the three-engine Extender would still beat the Pegasus in terms of fuel capacity by about 70 tons.
The KC-10 stores aircraft fuel in three main wing tanks as well as large fuel tanks under the cargo floor. It can fly alternately with a crew of 75 people and 73 tons of cargo, or 85 tons of cargo in a fully loaded state.

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12. Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack)

The Tupolev Tu-160 is the largest and heaviest supersonic fighter and aircraft ever built. This aircraft also holds the title of "swing-wing" aircraft with the largest variable geometry. The Tu-160 (NATO codename: Blackjack) has a wingspan of 183 feet (55.7 meters) and a maximum takeoff weight of 606,271 pounds (275 tons).
Only 36 aircraft were built. The Soviet-designed Tu-160 first took to the skies in 1981 and set 44 world records. It was the last bomber designed for the Soviet Union.
But the Tu-160—nicknamed the “White Swan”—is making a comeback. In 2015, Russia revived this monster aircraft and ordered production again. The newly improved Tu-160R made its first flight in January 2018.

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13. Boeing 777-9

The Boeing 777-9 is the world's largest and longest twin-engine commercial aircraft. Once operational, the 251-foot-long (76.5-meter) aircraft will carry up to 425 passengers on long-haul flights—up to 7,285 miles—around the world. Each wing of the Boeing 777-9 (in its complete form with retractable wingtips) is “the world's largest single composite structure,” CNN reports. The jet's twin General Electric GE9X engines, which produce about 105,000 pounds (467 kilo Newtons) of thrust and are as wide as the fuselage of the company's 737 jet, are the most powerful engines mounted on a commercial airliner. commercial.
After many delays due to bad weather, the aircraft's first test flight took place on January 27, 2020. However, Boeing's jumbo jet, officially launched in 2013, is currently facing a number of obstacles.
Documents recently seen by the Seattle Times revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had paused the certification process for Boeing's jumbo jet due to several issues, including "promotional events". unsolicited fundraising” that took place during one of the aircraft's test flights. According to the Times report, the giant plane's FAA certification is likely at least two years away, meaning it may not enter service until 2024.

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