Goodbye An-225, Hello WindRunner

U.S. Air Force considering defense applications for the world's largest aircraft

Mourning the loss of Antonov’s An-225 in 2022—then, the only and largest aircraft in the world—we look forward to Radia’s WindRunner.

WindRunner’s development claims 12x the volume of a Boeing 747 and can land in austere environments on unimproved airfields. Radia’s stated that the WindRunner’s design was to accommodate the transportation of oversized w…