There are lot of bombers with high wing (B52, almost anything several engines from WWII). About half of all propeller driven passenger planes have high wing.<p>&gt;Unlike the An-124, the An-225 was not intended for tactical airlifting and is not designed for short-field operation<p>It still has high wing. And U2 has high wing. It&#x27;s probably the plane with most carefully calculated weight ever.<p>If it was inherently heavier, this would make no sense.