the largest plane in the world An-225 Mriya An-225 "Mriya" (Ukrainian Mriya: "Dream", according to NATO codification: English Cossack "Cossack") is an ultra-heavy-lift jet transport aircraft developed by O. K. Antonov Design Bureau. It was the largest and most lifting aircraft in the history of world aviationGo to the section "#Aircraft Records". The aircraft was designed and built in the USSR in a single copy at the Kiev Mechanical Plant (project manager - V. I. Tolmachev) in 1984-1988 [5] [6]. The first flight was made on December 21, 1988. Initially, two cars were laid down; only one copy was in flight condition and was operated by the Ukrainian company Antonov Airlines. In the USSR, it had tail number USSR-82060, after the collapse of the USSR it became the property of Ukraine and received tail number UR-82060. The second copy is not completed.

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The Boeing 747 (often referred to as the "Giant Aircraft" (Eng. Jumbo Jet), or simply "747"), is a four-engine, world's first long-haul double-deck wide-body passenger aircraft. The first flight was made on February 9, 1969. At the time of its inception, the Boeing 747 was the largest, heaviest and most spacious passenger airliner, remaining so for 36 years, until the introduction of the A380, which first flew in 2005. During Operation Solomon on May 24, 1991, El Al's Boeing 747 (flight 4X-AXD) carried 1,135 passengers to Israel in one flight[2]. The Boeing 747 has a two-deck layout, while the upper deck is significantly inferior in length to the lower one. The size and peculiar "hump" of the upper deck made the Boeing 747 one of the most recognizable aircraft in the world.

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і Lockheed AC-130 Specter (Spectrum) - a flying battery for the protection of ground forces on the battlefield. Based on the Lockheed C-130 transport aircraft. Armament and additional equipment for the installation of the Boeing company. Actively participated in the Vietnam War.

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і The MiG-29 is designed to combat guided missiles and airborne cannon fire of all types of air targets in simple and difficult weather conditions in free space and against the background of the earth, including in conditions of interference, as well as for the use of ground targets using unguided means of use in conditions, the effectiveness of the impact [6]. The first flight of a prototype of the MiG-29 fighter was made on October 6, 1977 by the Soviet test pilot A. V. Fedotov [1].

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і A-50 can be used to detect and track air and surface targets, alert command posts of automated control systems of the Armed Forces of the air and surface situation, be used to control fighter and strike aircraft when they are aimed at air, ground and sea targets, as well as serve as an air command post.

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і Flight tests of an experimental modification of the UH-60 were completed in 1974, in 1976 the helicopter won the competition for delivery to the US Army. Until 1985, the US Army purchased more than 300 UH-60 helicopters. By the mid-1990s, more than 2,600 helicopters had been built. When installing additional pylons, it can be equipped with an AGM-114 Hellfire ATGM, installed fuel tanks for long-range flights. Also, in front of the cargo compartment, machine guns M240, M134 and a 30 mm M230 cannon can be felt. The current model common in the US Army is the UH-60M.

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