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Top 10 largest airplanes in the world

We created a top 10 list of the largest airplanes in the world. The list is based on a combination of weight, length and volume of the aircraft.

Aircraft Wingspan Length Empty weight First flight Role Manufacturer
1 Stratolaunch 117 meters 73 meters 226,796 kilograms April 13, 2019 Space launch carrier Scaled Composites
2 Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") 97.54 meters 66.65 meters 113,399 kilograms November 2, 1947 Heavy transport flying boat Hughes Aircraft
3 Antonov An-225 Mriya 88.4 meters 84 meters 285,000 kilograms December 21, 1988 Outsize cargo freight aircraft Antonov Serial Production Plant
4 Airbus A380-800 79.75 meters 72.72 meters 277,000 kilograms April 27, 2005 Wide-body airliner Airbus
5 Boeing 747-8 68.4 meters 76.3 meters 220,128 kilograms February 8, 2010 Wide-body jet airliner Boeing Commercial Airplanes
6 Antonov An-124 73.3 meters 68.96 meters 175,000 kilograms December 24, 1982 Heavy transport aircraft Aviastar-SP
7 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 67.89 meters 75.31 meters 172,371 kilograms June 30, 1968 Strategic airlifter Lockheed Corporation
8 Tupolev Tu-160 55.70 meters 54.10 meters 110,000 kilograms December 18, 1981 Supersonic strategic heavy bomber Kazan Aircraft Production Association
9 HAV Airlander 10 43.5 meters 92 meters 20,000 kilograms August 7, 2012 Hybrid airship Hybrid Air Vehicles
10 Mil Mi-26 32 meters 40 meters 28,200 kilograms December 14, 1977 Heavy lift cargo helicopter Rostvertol