TOP 5 Largest Planes Ever Built

Today, we’re going to look at the TOP 5 Biggest Planes In The World!
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Number one — Antonov An-225 Mriya.
By most metrics, the Antonov An-225 Mriya is the biggest plane in the world. The Antonov Design Bureau in Ukrainian SSR built just one of these monster cargo aircraft.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 710 tons. It holds the record for total airlifted payload at 559,580 pounds, as well as airlifted single-item payload at 418,830 pounds. It has the longest wingspan of any plane currently flying at 290 feet, and it has six freakin’ engines.
However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine may mark the end of an era, however. The Antonov An-225 Mriya, which was parked at Hostomel Airport and undergoing maintenance, was destroyed during the incursion.

Number two — Aero Spacelines Super Guppy.
A guppy might be prey, but the Super Guppy is a predator. The bloated aircraft has been retired by every institution in the world except for one: NASA. The U.S. space agency finds the Guppy’s wide dimensions perfect for transporting spacecraft and rocket components to Aero Spacelines Super Guppy.

Number three — Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
With a payload capacity of almost 135 tons, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is the largest aircraft routinely operated by the U.S. military. The U.S. Air Force announced it was reactivating the monster airlifter in May 2017.
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy has enough cargo space to carry two M1 Abrams tanks, 16 Humvees, three Black Hawks, or a variety of other vehicles.

Number four — Boeing 747 Dreamlifter
In the 2000s, Boeing found it needed a cargo plane with an enormous amount of storage to transport components for the Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, which has parts made all over the world. The solution was to take its biggest plane, the Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, and build a custom cargo hold around it.
At 65,000 cubic feet, the Dreamlifter has the largest cargo hold in the world, capable of carrying three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter.

Number five — ANTONOV An-124 Ruslan
This monster was designed and built by the Antonov Design Bureau. The ANTONOV An-124 Ruslan, operated by the Russian Air Force, is the largest military aircraft in the world. For almost 30 years after its introduction in 1984, the ANTONOV An-124 Ruslan (NATO reporting name: Condor) was the largest and heaviest cargo aircraft in the world, besides the single Antonov An-225.

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