Airbus A380 is a civil aircraft designed and produced by Airbus Europe, with a maximum capacity of 840 passengers and a comfortable capacity of 555 passengers. It is the largest passenger aircraft in the world.

Airbus A380 has a wingspan of 79.8m, a length of 73m and a height of 24.1m.. There is enough space in the cabin to set up sleeping quarters, business center, gym, medical center, library, restaurant and bar, so that passengers can feel like they are on a luxury cruise ship. Compared with Boeing 747, the Airbus A380 has an area of over 40%. In addition, the cargo model payload of this aircraft is 150 tons, and the cargo hold volume is 1 132 cubic meters. The A380 made its first flight on April 27th, 2005, and arrived in Singapore, Asia on June 1 65438+1October1day of the same year. At present, more than ten airlines around the world order A380.

2.A300-600ST Super Transport Aircraft

A300-600ST Super Transport Aircraft (A300-600ST Super Transport Aircraft) has the largest cargo hold among all aircraft types in the world (whether civilian or military), and it is the only choice for super-large cargo air transport.

The A300-600ST, nicknamed "Moby Dick", is a super-large transport aircraft based on Airbus's unique highly automated integrated assembly process, which is specially used to replace the super guppies (a modified Boeing 377 Stratocruiser large transport aircraft). Since Moby Dick/KLOC-0 entered service in June, 1996, all Airbus aircraft parts produced in all parts of Europe have been transported by this aircraft to the assembly plant in Toulouse, France or Hamburg, Germany.

"Mobidick" is manufactured on the basis of Airbus twin-engine model A300-600r, with reliable performance and rich profits. It is powered by the CF6-80C2 engine of General Electric Company. The main cargo hold of Moby Dick is larger than Lockheed Galaxy, An-124 or giant C- 17 military cargo plane. Its cargo hold of 1400 cubic meters can carry up to 47 tons of payload and can fly nonstop 1660 km /900 nautical miles. It can also fly across the Atlantic with a heavy load of 365,438+0 tons.

3. Boeing 747

Boeing 747 is a four-engine (power) long-range wide-body transport aircraft produced by Boeing Company. It is a wide-fuselage passenger plane, which has been successfully developed and sold. /kloc-0 began to develop in August, 1965, the prototype was tested in February, 1969, and the first 747 was delivered to Pan Am in October, 1970/kloc-0, which opened a new era of wide-body airliner route service. Its double-deck cabin and unique shape make it the most recognizable subsonic airliner. Since Boeing 747 was put into operation, it has monopolized the large transport aircraft market until the emergence of competitor Airbus A380.

4.spruce goose seaplane

1942, Henry Kaiser, an entrepreneur, conceived a plan to transport materials and troops to Europe by giant seaplanes, and howard hughes finally took over the project. The project cost far exceeded the plan, and the war was over before it was finished. The world's largest wooden plane "Spruce Goose" was built for war. In order to save metal, mainly wood, the plane can carry 700 soldiers! Fortunately, after the death of 1976 Hughes, this large plane wandered around and was carefully collected and preserved by aviation enthusiasts, but it changed hands several times.

5. Hindenburg airship

1On May 6th, 937, the airship "Hindenburg" was destroyed by fire in a catastrophic accident, and at least 23 of the 97 passengers and crew were killed. At that time, the largest airship in history was about to land over the Naval Air Terminal in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and it burned down only a few minutes later. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Until the accident, the airship "Hindenburg" had sailed safely between the two sides of the Atlantic for ten times, carrying 1002 passengers. After the Hindenburg crash, the airship withdrew from the historical stage.

6. An-124 vulture transport plane

Antonov An-124 Condor is the largest strategic transport aircraft in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, which was carefully designed and manufactured by the Soviet Antonov Design Group. An -22 heavy transport aircraft, which was used to replace/KLOC-0 and stopped production in 1974, surpassed C-5, the largest aircraft of the US military at that time. An-124 is the largest mass-produced aircraft, even surpassing A380.

1982 65438+In February, the prototype An-124 was successfully tested, and 1985 participated in the international air show, which caused a sensation and became the "world's largest aircraft". 1986 1 put into use, 1987 put into full production. 1985, An-124 load 17 12 19 kg, which broke the world record of load height created by C5. In addition, An-124 has created more than 20 world flight records, all of which have been recognized by FIA.

An-124 has advanced weather radar, navigation/map radar, satellite navigator, 4 sets of inertial navigation devices, large mobile map display and large radar screen. The crew number is seven. The upper deck of the cargo hold can carry 88 passengers, and the main cargo hold at the lower deck is 366.4 (width) 4.4 (height) meters, with a volume of 10 13.76 cubic meters and a load of 150 tons, which is about 65,400 tons of that of American C- 17 and C-5. The front and rear doors of the cargo hold can be fully opened within 7 minutes and 3 minutes by hydraulic devices. There are also two cranes on the ceiling of the cargo hold, with a lifting capacity of 10 ton, and two winches on the floor, with a traction of 3 tons. An-124 provides aircrew with comfortable living conditions for long-distance flight, including toilet, bathroom, kitchen and two lounges. An-124 is a strategic transport aircraft with a takeoff weight of 405 tons and a wingspan of 73.30 meters. When loading and unloading general goods, trucks can directly drive into the belly for operation.

7.C-5 Galaxy subsonic long-range military transport aircraft

C-5 Galaxy is a subsonic long-range military transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin. 1963 began to develop, 1968 made its first flight in June, and 1970 began to equip. The C-5 is the largest military transport aircraft of the US military, which can transport all kinds of heavy weapons and equipment of the US Army Air Force and Marine Corps to all parts of the world, such as the M 1A2 main battle tank and the MH-53 helicopter. In many local wars such as the Gulf War, C-5 played an important role in the delivery of strategic forces.

The development background of C-5 is the establishment of American "global strategy", and it is urgent to strengthen "flexible response capability" and "strategic air maneuver". At the beginning of 1960, the United States air force put forward "special operational requirements" (SOR-2 14). According to this operational requirement, major aircraft manufacturing companies began to design, including Lockheed, Boeing and Douglas. 1September 1965, the air force selected the design scheme of Lockheed GL-500- 13-7, namely C-5A.

8.Ekranoplans, a sea monster

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union once designed a super water tool, which was between a hovercraft and an airplane. They fly close to the water, and the speed can reach more than 400 km/h; They can withstand all kinds of complex and harsh marine environments, including storms; Their loading capacity exceeds that of any large aircraft in the world, even modern super transport aircraft.

Known as "Ekranoplans", they are the most exciting and weird technological products that human beings can make. Some are more than 50 meters long/kloc-0, and some weigh more than 500 tons. It is hard to imagine how spectacular these behemoths will be when they take off. Those who have seen them are deeply impressed by their landing. Unlike ordinary planes relying on runways, they create a compressed air mass between the plane and the ground and then land slowly. This scene is like a castle floating in the air.

9. Conville B-36 bomber

B-36 is the largest bomber in the world aviation history, and its main wingspan is longer than that of Boeing 74710.43m.. The slender Big Mac is like a series of connected electric cars, and the occupants of the cars are placed in two main separate pressure chambers. The bomb cabin with a volume of 348 cubic meters can carry this kind of bomb as well as ordinary bombs. B-36 adopts a 10-engine hybrid engine, providing a powerful combination of power units of 3500 HP× 6+2360 kg× 4. After installing the auxiliary fuel tank; Without refueling in the air, you can cruise at an altitude of 15000 meters for more than 48 hours only by carrying fuel with your own plane.

The first intercontinental bomber B-36, which can complete the Long March by itself, has gradually stepped into retirement and elimination under the irresistible development trend. After the bleak years of the post-war Berlin crisis and the Korean War, although the B-36 never dropped a bomb, it actually played a strategic deterrent role. 1February, 959, after the last aircraft of B-36 bid farewell to the Strategic Air Force, only one aircraft was left on display in the Air Force Museum, for future generations to recall its former glory! (