Top 5: The World’s Biggest Air Force Planes

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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...