Large aircraft are known as those with weight, which is loaded or what is known as the weight of takeoff to more than 5700 kg, but the weight of the aircraft that we will know today dear reader is much heavier than this and the clouds of the aircraft weighs more than 150 thousand kilograms.
However, weight is not the only measure of the size of aircraft of different types, as there are many different indicators of the size of aircraft, including the total length and length of the wings and the capacity of absorption,
In today's episode of the Top 5 program we have chosen you dear reader 5 of the largest aircraft in the world
The list will be limited to aircraft that have already flown flights and have proven their capabilities in practice. We will be excluding pilot aircraft that have not reached the market yet, such as Stratulonch, which will make its maiden flight next year and the Airbus Beluga XL, which has already made its first flight a few weeks ago. Is already beginning to work next year.
Lockheed C5 Galaxy
This aircraft is the oldest on our list, tested by Lockheed manufactured and launched in its first flight in 1968
But the aircraft is still working today in the ranks of the US Air Force, with a capacity of more than 73 m with two wings up to about 68 m and weighs 172 thousand kg with a load capacity of up to 209 thousand kg, the aircraft provides the service of the intercontinental air bridge to the US Army It can load large-scale equipment with heavy weights that ordinary aircraft can not manufacture and more than 200 of them are manufactured
The company also said it was considering making a civilian version of passenger and cargo transport, but had not received any requests and had not made any such aircraft for civilian use.
Antonov -124
The Antonov X-124 was made as a strategic airlift in the early 1980s and made its maiden flight in 1982,
Where Antonov's design office was built in Ukraine during Soviet rule. The plane was considered the world's heaviest air cargo aircraft until Boeing 747-8F was manufactured.
The weight of the plane is empty 175 thousand kilograms while the length of about 69 m and extends both wings over a length of 73 m.
The aircraft is made up of 88 passengers with a cargo capacity of up to 150,000 kg. Fifty-six copies of the aircraft have been manufactured, more than 40 of which are in service, used by the Russian air force and the Ukrainian air force, along with a number of commercial airlines.
Boeing 747-8
Boeing 747-8 is the largest commercial aircraft in the United States.
The aircraft is the third generation of 747 aircraft, the world's longest commercial passenger aircraft with a length of 76 meters. It made its maiden flight in 2010 and is therefore the latest aircraft on our list today.
The plane is available in passenger version and a special air cargo version. The weight of the plane is 220,000 kg and its loading capacity is 132,000 kg. The aircraft can travel up to 10,000 kilometers without stopping and can accommodate 660 passengers when fully equipped with economy class seats.
Airbus A380-800
This is the largest aircraft in the world within the aircraft for passenger transport and consists of two floors and can accommodate 853 passengers if fully equipped economy class.
The giant aircraft made the first flight in 2005, and the first commercial flight was in 2007
The weight of the plane is empty 277 thousand Kyaw grams and a length of about 73 m with the length of the wings near 80 meters. The aircraft was supplied with four Rolls-Royce jet engines and can travel 14,800 km without stopping.
To date, the airline has more than 220 aircraft, the lion's share being for Emirates, which has more than 100 aircraft of this type
Antonov A-225 (the largest aircraft in the world)
The weight of this aircraft is 285 thousand kilograms and is empty and can load up to 253 tons and up to 84 meters and the length of the wings 88.4 meters
The weight of the plane is empty 277 thousand Kyaw grams and a length of about 73 m with the length of the wings near 80 meters. The aircraft was supplied with four Rolls-Royce jet engines and can travel 14,800 km without stopping.
To date, the airline has more than 220 aircraft, the lion's share being for Emirates, which has more than 100 aircraft of this type
Antonov A-225 (the largest aircraft in the world)
The weight of this aircraft is 285 thousand kilograms and is empty and can load up to 253 tons and up to 84 meters and the length of the wings 88.4 meters
In general, this is the largest and largest aircraft in the world and made its first flight in 1988, designed in Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time, and supplied the aircraft with six engines and a jet helicopter made only one plane.
Khayth made the plane specifically to transport the space shuttle Buran developed by the Soviet Union in the arms race during the Cold War.
, But after the giant aircraft carried out its sole mission remained in the aircraft storage area for eight years before being restored and put into commercial use with the Antonov air lines, which is now used by the company to transport heavy loads
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