While size does matter, it is not necessarily always a measure of aviation power. However, this did not stop gifted engineers, who have, for decades now, been designing vehicles of such magnitude that their very ability to leave the ground was already impressive.
Today we are going to take a look at 10 of the largest planes, all with their own unique story. Let’s jump right into it!
The marvel of flight never ceases to amaze, and the spectacle is that much more unbelievable when the aircraft are longer than Olympic swimming pools, heavier than the world’s biggest tanks, and taller than five-story buildings.
✈ You like badass planes. So do we. Let’s nerd out over them together.
From Antonov’s hulking An-225 Mriya to the inconceivably wide Stratolaunch, we’ve compiled a list (in no particular order) of the biggest planes in the world flying today.