Boeing 747-8īritish Airways World Cargo Boeing 747-8F | Image Courtesy: /Piotr Pasulaīoeing 747-8 is the largest airliner in the 747 family, one of the most popular commercial jets in the world. An-22 can also accommodate as much as four BMD-1 infantry fighting vehicle.Ī civilian version of Antonov An-22 aircraft, capable of carrying 724 passengers, was proposed but was never materialized. It was designed specifically to transport Soviet Paratroopers (Airborne troops) and can carry 290 passengers at a time. The aircraft is powered by four turboprop engines featuring contra-rotating propellers, which enables the plane to operate from short, unpaved runways. Today, however, only six are operational. The An-22, in strategic airlifter role, has been extensively used in many military and relief missions during the Soviet era. Antonov An-22Īntonov An-22 of the Russian Air force | Image Courtesy: Aleksandr MarkinĪntonov An-22 is the world’s largest turboprop-powered aircraft. While most of the KC-10 tankers are in military service (USAF and Royal Netherlands Air Force), few are operated by civilian contractors. The plane has both a rigid centerline fuel boom and a flexible drogue-and-hose system located near its rear fuselage. Its design is based on McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide-body airliner with only a few specific modifications.Īdditional fuel tanks located below the main deck in the baggage compartment increases the KC-10’s total fuel capacity to 161,480 kg, which is nearly double the capacity of its counterpart, KC-135 stratotanker. McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is one of the largest aerial refueling tanker aircraft in service today. McDonnell Douglas KC-10 ExtenderĪ U.S Air Force KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean | Image Courtesy: Master Sgt. There are only 16 Tu-160 operational today, all under Russian Aerospace forces. Its overall length (54.10 m) is only a couple of meters smaller than that of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie. Tu-160 is powered by four Kuznetsov NK-32 turbofan engines, each producing 245 KN of thrust (with afterburner). Tu-160 has a distinct variable-sweep wing design, which allows the aircraft to change its shape in flight and carry more weight without compromising on speed. Tupolev Tu-160 is a Soviet-era supersonic strategic bomber aircraft that remains the fastest and heaviest aircraft of its type ever made. Overall there were 45 passengers, including scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute, on board the flight, which also transported 12 tons of research equipment essential for Antarctic exploration.Tupolev Tu-160 | Image Courtesy: Vitaly V. "This demonstrates our capability of performing more effective flight operations to #Antarctica by carrying a larger scientific/logistics crew, more cargo with a smaller environmental footprint", says NPI-director, Camilla Brekke, /7vjsSw0gPI- Norsk Polarinstitutt // Norwegian Polar Institute November 16, 2023Īccording to a press release, the airline said that the Dreamliner's mission was to take "essential research equipment and scientists to the remote Troll research station in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica". Largest aircraft ever to land on #TrollAirfield! "Largest aircraft ever to land on #TrollAirfield! 'This demonstrates our capability of performing more effective flight operations to #Antarctica by carrying a larger scientific/logistics crew, more cargo with a smaller environmental footprint,' says NPI-director, Camilla Brekke," tweeted Norwegian Polar Institute along with a video of the airplane landing. "A historic moment for Norse! The first ever B787 Dreamliner to land in Antarctica! We are incredibly honoured to be a part of this piece of history, marking a very special milestone for Norse," the airlines said in a social media post. According to CNN, this is the first time a Dreamliner, a widebody aircraft which can carry up to 330 passengers, has made it to the sixth continent. The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday. A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway".
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