
The An-124 Ruslan stands as the world's largest production military transport aircraft and second-largest cargo plane ever built, designed to carry outsized loads that no other aircraft could handle. First flown on December 24, 1982, this high-wing four-engine turbofan transport can carry 150 tonnes of cargo in its cavernous hold measuring 36 meters long. With a wingspan of 73.3 meters and length of 69.1 meters, the massive aircraft was manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau of Ukraine.
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| Volga-dnepr Airlines | — | 9773054055093 | Russian Federation | 15407a | |
| Volga-dnepr Airlines | — | 9773051359127 | Russian Federation | 154094 |