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- Boeing 747-8. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 987,000 lbs. The 747 was the world’s first jumbo jet, first flown in 1969 and introduced into service for Pan Am Airways.
- Boeing 777. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 775,000 lbs. Early jet airliners tended to use three or four engines. Besides redundancy, this was a regulatory requirement put on the airlines for long over-water operations.
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 585,000 lbs. The only military aircraft to make the list, the C-17 Globemaster, is one of the Air Force’s chief cargo planes.
- Boeing 787-10. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 560,000 lbs. Boeing’s newest airliner is also the fourth biggest. The 787 is revolutionary in many ways, but its primary mission was to bring the modern building and design techniques into the wide-body airliner market.
- Airbus A380
- Boeing 747-8
- Boeing 777-9
- Antonov An-124
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
- Airbus Beluga XL
- Boeing Dreamlifter
- Hughes H-4 Hercules
- Stratolaunch
The A380 is the largest passenger jet ever built by passenger capacity, volume, weight, and wingspan. The Boeing 747-8 beats it for length, however, as will the upcoming Boeing 777-9(technically built but not yet in service). It offers a maximum passenger capacity (exit limit) of 853, but airlines operate it with a typical capacity of 400 to 550 se...
The 747 is, of course, the other very large passenger jet. The latest 747-8 is the largest version offered, coming in at just over three meters longer than the A380. But it has a lower maximum capacity of 605 (again, this is the maximum exit limit, the typical capacity is around 450). It also has a much shorter wingspan than the Superjumbo (68.4 me...
As test aircraft are now flying, it seems appropriate to include Boeing's upcoming 777X. The largest variant, the 777-9, will be the longest passenger aircraft ever launched, at just over 76 meters. And it will offer a typical capacity of up to 426, not far off that of the 747-8, making it the perfect replacement for the 747. Unlike the other passe...
Tragically, the largest Antonov aircraft operational is no longer the Antonov An-225 Mriya. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of the Gostomel Airport on the first day of the war, the Ukrainian six-engined 'Dream' cargo-only jet, or what is left of it, sits among the rubble outside of Kyiv. Sticking with the same manufacturer, t...
Carrying on with large transport aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy is also high up the list for size and payload. It is a military transporter aircraft built by US manufacturer Lockheedand entered service in 1970. It followed other successful transporters, such as the C-130 Hercules, but simply needed to be bigger. At just over 75 meters long, it is bigger ...
Technically, the Beluga XLis not an aircraft type but a modification of the Airbus A330. As such, some may question whether it should appear on such a list. But however you treat it, it is one of the largest aircraft you will see regularly flying. By volume, it is the largest. It offers a fuselage volume of 2,209 cubic meters. For comparison, Boein...
The Dreamlifter is Boeing's modified fuselage transporter. This is based on a stretched 747-400 fuselage, with an innovativetail swing doorto allow full access to the fuselage. It was designed to carry Boeing 787 parts from suppliers in Italy and Japan (as well as US locations) to final assembly facilities in Washington and South Carolina. The firs...
The Hughes H-4 Herculeswas one of the largest aircraft ever built but never moved beyond the one prototype version. It is a flying boat transport and was designed for use during the Second World War. It could carry 750 troops or two 30-ton M4 tanks. However, it did not get flying until 1947, after the war had ended. It has the second largest wingsp...
Last on our list is the Stratolaunchaircraft (with the full name of the Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch). This huge double-fuselage plane has the largest wingspan of any aircraft ever, an astonishing 117 meters (the closest behind this was the An-225 at 88.4 meters). It was designed to carry a rocket, weighing up to 250 tonnes, between the...
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The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner. The jetliner was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined ...
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The Boeing 747-8 is the final series of the large, long-range wide-body airliners in the Boeing 747 family from Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 747-8 is the largest variant of the 747 and Boeing 's largest aircraft. After introducing the 747-400, Boeing considered larger 747 versions as alternatives to the proposed double-deck Airbus A3XX ...
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Nov 19, 2021 · The 777-9 will be the first of the two aircraft to enter service, with a range of 7,285 nautical miles and a maximum capacity of 426. From nose to tail, Boeing's largest has a length of 251 feet ...
A size comparison of five of the largest aircraft: Airbus A380. Antonov An-225 Mriya. Boeing 747-8. Hughes H-4 Hercules. Stratolaunch. This is a list of large aircraft, including three types: fixed wing, rotary wing, and airships . The US Federal Aviation Administration defines a large aircraft as any aircraft with a certificated maximum ...
Aug 8, 2019 · The Airbus A380, Airbus' modern response to Boeing's famed 747, is the largest passenger plane ever built. Depending on the seat layout, the plane can carry as many as about 850 passengers, but ...
