Which country has the biggest cargo plane?
The largest cargo plane in the world is now back in the space game – helping China to launch its satellites. The Airspace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) has just inked a deal with Antonov that will see the design and development of a new type of AN-225 that will have heavier lifting capabilities. The only completed An-225 was destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to complete the second An-225 to replace the destroyed aircraft.There is only one operational AN-225 in the world. The Ukrainian plane manufacturer Antonov developed the AN-225 during the Cold War in the 1980’s to airlift (in a piggyback fashion) the Buran spacecraft for the Soviet space program.
Which military plane has the greatest cargo capacity?
The Lockheed Martin C-5M is the largest transport aircraft in the US military. The C-5M is designed for strategic, long-distance heavy airlift and is capable of carrying outsized and oversized cargo intercontinentally without refueling. The C-5M’s payload capacity is a remarkable 281,000 pounds. The C-5M Super Galaxy is a strategic transport aircraft and is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Its primary mission is to transport cargo and personnel for the Department of Defense.