Below is a table with the 10 largest aircraft in the world in the history of aviation, which includes the following information: names; date of first flight; dimensions (length and wingspan in meters); empty and maximum takeoff weight (in tons); features that distinguish them from other airliners.
| Name | Features | |||||
| Model 351 Stratolaunch | 13.04.2019 | 73 | 117,3 | 226 | 590 | The world’s largest carrier aircraft with a twin-body design. Designed to launch space launch vehicles. |
| 21.12.1988 | 84 | 88,4 | 250 | 640 | The largest cargo aircraft in history. In a single copy. | |
| Airbus A380 | 27.04.2005 | 72,7 | 79,8 | 277 | 560 | The largest serial airliner and the most spacious (up to 853 seats), double-deck. |
| Boeing 747-8I | 08.02.2010 | 76,3 | 68,4 | 213,2 | 447,7 | The longest passenger aircraft in the world. |
| 08.02.2010 | 76,3 | 68,4 | 191,1 | 447,7 | The most cargo-lifting transport airliner of the series. | |
| 24.12.1982 | 69,1 | 73,3 | 178,4 | 392 | The largest serial transport aircraft in the world, the second in terms of carrying capacity. | |
| Airbus A340-600 | 23.04.2001 | 75,36 | 63,45 | 177 | 380 | The third longest aircraft in the world, the second among passenger ones. |
| 09.09.2006 | 71,68 | 64,4 | 180,53 | 364,2 | Cargo aircraft with the largest fuselage (transport compartment volume – 1840 m³). | |
| 09.02.1969 | 70,6 | 59,6 | 162,4 | 340,2 | The world’s first double-deck airliner. At the time of creation was the largest, heaviest and roomy. | |
| 27.02.1965 | 57,3 | 64,4 | 114 | 225 | The largest turboprop aircraft in the world. |
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