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| The plane is enormous. It's 206 feet long and has the world's largest cross section of any freight plane. The huge plane is kept aloft by two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 turbofan engines. [([[https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/freighter/belugaxl.html|Airbus]])] | The plane is enormous. It's 206 feet long and has the world's largest cross section of any freight plane. The huge plane is kept aloft by two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 turbofan engines. [([[https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/freighter/belugaxl.html|Airbus]])] |
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| | ===== Boeing 747 ===== |
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| | The planes have operated as the world's largest passenger and cargo aircraft, a military command center in the sky, Air Force One, and NASA's space shuttle lifter and infrared telescope flier. In addition, Iron Maiden has one named Ed Force One. [([[https://www.flightglobal.com/boeing-747-information/72850.article|Flightglobal]])] |
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| | ===== Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ===== |
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| | The primary workhorse is the C-17 Globemaster. The aircraft first flew in 1991, and 279 Globemasters have been manufactured since then. The C-17 airlifter has a payload capacity of 75 tons and can fly operations all over the world transporting personnel and goods, performing airlifts and medical evacuations, and flying airdrop routes.[([[https://www.boeing.com/defense/c-17-globemaster-iii/#/facts|Boeing]])] |
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| | ===== Airbus A380 ===== |
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| | The Airbus A380 is the European 747, and the A380-800 is the world's largest passenger airplane, seating 850 people. It flies some of the world's longest routes. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-airplanes-list-airbus-boeing-passenger-cargo-military-2019-8?IR=T|Business Insider]])] |
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| | ===== McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender ===== |
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| | The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is the world's largest fuel capacity tanker aircraft. With a 164-foot wingspan, the aircraft can transport a vast amount of fuel—52,250 gallons. [([[https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104520/kc-10-extender/|Air Force]])] |
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| | ===== Stratolaunch ===== |
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| | Paul Allen's Stratolaunch is a beast of a plane. The composite six-engine, twin-fuselage aircraft boasts the world's largest wingspan: 385 feet from tip to tip. Stratolaunch's wings would extend a further 12.5 feet through the goalposts on both sides if it were positioned on a football field. The plane is designed to take rockets into the stratosphere and drop them there, where they will launch into space. [([[https://www.wired.com/story/stratolaunch-airplane-burt-rutan-paul-allen/|Wired]])] |
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| | ===== Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) ===== |
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| | The Tupolev Tu-160 is the world's largest and heaviest supersonic and combat aircraft. The aircraft is also the largest variable-geometry "swing wing" aircraft. The Tu-160 (NATO code: Blackjack) has a wing span of 183 feet. Only 36 of the planes were ever constructed. The Tu-160, designed by the Soviet Union, first flew in 1981 and went on to set 44 world records. It was the last bomber built for the Soviet Union. [([[https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tu-160-blackjack/|Airforce Technology]])] |
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