Biggest Aeroplanes in the World

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1. Antonov AN-225 Mriya
It is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum take-off weight of 640 tonnes (710 short tons)
Role: Strategic Airlifter



Designed by: Antonov

Engine Type: Powered by six turbofan engines

National Origin: Ukraine

2. Airbus A380-800

It is the world’s largest commercial aircraft (world’s largest passenger airliner) and one of the biggest airplanes on the Earth.

Role: Wide-body, double-deck jet airliner

Designed by: Airbus

Engine Type: Double-deck, wide-body, four-engine plane aircraft (Rolls Royce Trent 900)

National Origin: Multi-national

3. Boeing 747-8i
It is one of the biggest airplanes in the World, the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States, and the longest passenger aircraft in the world.

Role: Wide-body jet airliner

Designed by: Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Engine Type: General Electric GEnx turbofan and partial fly-by-wire

National Origin: United States of America

4. Boeing 747-400
It is the best-selling model of the Boeing family and one of the most famous biggest airplanes in the world.

Role: Wide-body jet airliner

Designed by: Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Engine Type: Four-engine wide-body powered by PW4056 engines

National Origin: United States of America

5. Airbus A340-600

It is the largest-capacity member of Airbus’ A340 Family. It is the fifth-biggest airplane in the world.

Role: Wide-body jet airliner

Designed by: Airbus

Engine Type: Four high-bypass turbofan engines and three-bogie main landing gear

National Origin: Multi-national

6. Antonov An-124
It is the world’s heaviest gross weight production cargo airplane and the largest military transport aircraft in the world. it is also the world’s biggest naval force transport plane on the planet and one of the world’s most elevated airship.

Role: Transport aircraft

Designed by: Antonov, Aviastar-SP

Engine Type: Lotarev D-18 (238–250 kN)

National Origin: Soviet Union

7. Antonov An-22

It is the seventh biggest airplane in the world. It was the first Soviet wide-body aircraft and the world’s largest turboprop-powered aircraft to date.

Role: Strategic airlifted

Designed by: Antonov

Engine Type: Four turboprop engines each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers

National Origin: Soviet Union

8. Boeing 777-300

It is the eighth biggest airplane in the world.

Role: Wide-body jet airliner

Designed by: Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Engine Type: Rolls Royce Trent 892

National Origin: United States of America

9. Airbus A350-900

It is the ninth biggest airplane in the world. It is also the first aircraft in the world which is made up of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) – that supports lower fuel burn, easier maintenance and increased resistance to corrosion.

Role: Wide-body jet airliner

Designed by: Airbus

Engine Type: Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84

National Origin: Multi-national

10. Airbus A340-500

It is the world’s most state-of-the-art passenger plane. Lufthansa and Air France are the biggest users of this aircraft and the world’s longest-range commercial airliner. This stands at the tenth place in the list of top 10 biggest airplanes.

Role: Wide-body jet airliner

Designed by: Airbus

Engine Type: 4 high-sidestep turbofan motors and three-bogie real landing gears

National Origin: Multi-national

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