C-17 Globemaster III vs An-124 Condor
| American military transport aircraft, extensively deployed in global conflict zones since the 1990s for strategic airlift missions. | |
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| Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas |
| First flight | 15 September 1991 |
| Year of introduction | 1993 |
| Number produced | 279 units |
| Average unit price | $218 million |
| Soviet heavy transport aircraft, employed globally in strategic airlift operations during the Cold War era. | |
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| Origin country | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
| Category | Transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| First flight | 26 December 1982 |
| Year of introduction | 1986 |
| Number produced | 55 units |
| Average unit price | $100 million |
| Wing area | 353.0 m² 🔴 |
| Wingspan | 51.8 m 🔴 |
| Height | 16.8 m 🔴 |
| Length | 53.0 m 🔴 |
| Maximum speed | 930 km/h 🟢 |
| Operational range | 8,700 km 🔴 |
| Service ceiling | 13,715 m 🟢 |
| Max. takeoff weight | 259,460 kg 🔴 |
| Empty weight | 122,000 kg 🔴 |
| Total thrust | 4 x 18,909 kgp 🔴 |
| Wing area | 628.0 m² 🟢 |
| Wingspan | 73.3 m 🟢 |
| Height | 20.8 m 🟢 |
| Length | 69.0 m 🟢 |
| Maximum speed | 865 km/h 🔴 |
| Operational range | 13,300 km 🟢 |
| Service ceiling | 9,000 m 🔴 |
| Max. takeoff weight | 405,000 kg 🟢 |
| Empty weight | 175,000 kg 🟢 |
| Total thrust | 4 x 23,400 kgp 🟢 |
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