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The World’s Largest Air Forces By Number Of Transport Aircraft

Calculating the number of transport aircraft each air force has is incredibly complicated, although the USAF is the clear winner.

Calculating the number of transport aircraft each air force has is incredibly complicated, although the USAF is the clear winner.

Calculating the number of transport aircraft each air force has is incredibly complicated, although the USAF is the clear winner.

The C-5M Super Galaxy serves a critical role in the US Air Force logistics around the world.

The largest USAF aircraft are converted Boeing commercial aircraft, although it also operates massive purpose-built bomber and transport aircraft.

The NGAL program is still in the early stages of defining its requirements.

The C-5M Super Galaxy serves a critical role in the US Air Force logistics around the world.

A total of 131 C-5 Galaxies were built, while Boeing’s losing design went on to be the 747 and accumulated over 1,500 sales.

The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is larger than the Super Galaxy, although there are areas where the Super Galaxy has the edge over the Ruslan.

52 Lockheed C-5s remain flying today, with most of the original 81 C-52Bs scrapped, in storage, or written off.