Top 5: The World’s Biggest Air Force Planes

Summary Y-20: Chinese military transport with 145,505 lb payload, 485,017 lb MTOW, and 4,200 NM range. C-17: US Air Force workhorse with 170,900 lb payload, 585,000 lb MTOW, and 2,420 NM range. An-22: Soviet An-22 transport with 176,000 lb payload, 551,156 lb MTOW, and 2,700 NM range. The Antonov An-225 Mriya was the world's largest transport before the one-off example was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While aviation enthusiasts are equally sad to hear about the demise of the Mriya (meaning "Dream"), other large Air Force aircraft are holding the forte. Simple Flying compiled a list of the…