The biggest of these — and to date the biggest aircraft to ever land and take off from a carrier — is the C-130 Hercules, which stands at 97 feet long, and 132 feet wide in wingspan.

Antonov An-225 Mriya: The World's Largest Aircraft Was Destroyed in ... the Mriya was widely acknowledged as the heaviest ...

The largest aircraft in the US Air Force is famed for its, enormous payload capacity, illustrious service legacy and global range.

It's not the largest plane by wingspan, but the 284-tonne Antonov AN-225 Mriya is the largest aircraft ever built by weight – one of a range of world records held by the plane. It was developed in the ...