10. Antonov An-22
Antonov An-22 is a hefty defence transport plane made by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union motorized with four turbofan engines individually having a couple of contra-circulating propellers. It was the earliest transport plane and still is the biggest turboprop-motorized plane until now. The aircraft could hold 29 passengers and a total load of 80,000kg and has a length of up to 190 feet. The plane was mostly used in crucial or important defence or human transport for Russia and presently still serves the Russian Air Force.
9. Boeing 747-400
The Boeing 747-400 is made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, known to be a broad bodied aeroplane, a more upgraded version of the Boeing 747. The Boeing 747-400 gives an alternative set of better turbofans known as the Pratt & Whitney PW4000, Generic Electric CF6-80C2, or Rolls Royce RB211-524G/H. The airplanes were mostly used for far-based flights as passenger airplanes. The plane could hold a maximum of 416 passengers for a 13,490km flight having an MTOW of 8,75000lbs and has a length of 230 feet.
8. Boeing Dreamlifter
Boeing Dreamlifter is a broad bodied freight airplane also known famously as the Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter. The freight loaded into the aircraft is done by the world’s greatest freight loader. It was mostly used at the start to transport parts of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Boeing’s construction areas throughout the globe. The whole LCF Freight section has an area of around 65000 cubic feet and the highest load capacity of 250,000lbs with an MTOW of 803,001lbs and a length of 235 feet and 2 inches.
7. Airbus A340-600
Airbus A340-600, an airplane made for economical travellers, was manufactured by the European aerospace corporation named Airbus. The A340-600 made its first flight on 23rd April in the year 2001 and joined for service since 1st August 2002. The A340-600 is motorized with a total of four 56.000 lbf thrusts of Rolls-Royce Trent 556 turbofans and the Honeywell 331-600 [A]APU. The airplane has a total capacity of holding 379 travellers, a load capacity of 26.7 tonnes with an MTOW of 840,000lbs with a length of 247.24f feet.
6. Boeing 777X
Boeing 777X-9 is an airplane made for far-ranged flights having a broad body adding them to the group of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777X series of airplanes consists of the latest GE9X engines, and latest wings having folded tips and a bigger space in the cabin area and seating accommodation. The Boeing 777X-9 can hold up to 426 travellers between a flight of 13,500km and a total payload of 162000lbs with an MTOW of 775,000lbs and a length of 251 feet and 9 inches. The airplane provides for a 10 per cent less fuel consumption and 10 per cent lesser operating charges than other such planes.
5. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a huge defence transport airplane, earlier made by Lockheed and got updated to his next of kin, Lockheed Martin. It helps in giving United States Air Force a huge intercontinental area flight span for planned air transport possibilities for carrying overburdened loads and all types of legally air preferable freight allowed. The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is motorized by the TF39 turbofan engines firmly fixed on pylons having a length of 247 feet and 8 inches with a total MTOW of 381,018kgs and a total load capacity of 129,274kgs.
4. Antonov An-124 Ruslan
Antonov An-124, an airplane more popularly known as “Condor” is a huge, vital air transport motorized by a total of 4 engines manufactured as per the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, later which became a section of the Soviet Union. The An-124 is still the most outstanding defence transport airplane in present aid. This airplane was manufactured with the plan for far based transmit or transfer and airdrops of greatly weighted freight and also people. The Antonov An-124 can hold a total of 88 travellers on the upper deck and have a capacity of 330,693lbs with an MTOW of 886,258lbs and a length of 226 feet and 8 inches.
3. Boeing 747-8
Boeing 747-8, a Broad-bodied airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, known to be the newest version of the 747 series. These were planned to be alternatives for the Airbus A3XX. The wings of the Boeing 747-8 are broad and comprehensive, claiming more fuel and broader with its wingtips raked and are motorized by General Electric GEnX turbofans. The Boeing 747-8 can hold up to 467 travellers, and can also hold a total load of 167,700lbs. In contrast, the freight capacity of the cargo version of the Boeing 747-8 can hold up to 303,700lbs, both having the same length of up to 250 feet and 2 inches.
2. Airbus A380
Airbus A380, more popularly known as the “Super Jumbo Jet” is an aircraft consisting of four engines and double-deckers created by Airbus. The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger airplane which can hold up to a total of 850 travellers at once and is motorized either by the four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines or Engine Alliance GP7000 engines with also give a long-based distance up to 14,800kms. The total load capacity of A380 is 185,000lbs and has a length of up to 238 feet and 7 inches. The highest takeoff weight equals to 1,267,657lbs.
1. Antonov An-225 Mriya
Antonov An-225 Mriya, a vital transport freight airplane, more nicely-known as “Cossack” was manufactured by Antonov Design Bureau of the Ukrainian SSR under the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The An-225 Mriya is an airplane that is motorized by a total of six turbofan engines and is the bulkiest airplane ever made. It was used in Soviet defence campaigns but got off the radar for eight years and then was re-added into the commercial or economic campaigns with Antonov Airlines for transporting overburdened cargo. The Antonov An-225 Mriya has a total take-off weight of 1,410,958lbs with a length elongating up to 275 feet and 7 inches. The highest speed of the airplane is around 850km/h.
