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List of large aircraft Generally acknowledged as the largest airplane in the world, the single Antonov An-225 is the world's heaviest aircraft ever (maximum takeoff weight greater than 640 tons) and the largest heavier-than-air aircraft (in length and wingspan) ever entering operational service. 20050427 !27 April 2005.
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The world's biggest aircraft: Giant airship gets closer to take-off Longer than a soccer pitch and filled to the brim with helium, at 302 feet long, the Airlander 10 will be the world's biggest aircraft. Part blimp, part plane, part helicopter, it was originally created by British design company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) for military surveillance by the U.S. Army.
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32 Massive Pictures Of The World's Biggest Aircraft 32 Massive Pictures Of The World's Biggest Aircraft. Russian photographer Slava Stepanov has captured stunning shots of the world's largest plane - the An-225 Mriya. Posted on January 26, 2014, 06:22 GMT.
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The Largest Airplane Ever Built The Largest Airplane Ever Built. The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a cargo aircraft that was designed by the Soviet Union’s Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. Only one An-225 was ever built and the behemoth transporter is still in service today. The first and only An-225 was completed in 1988 after four years of construction. The An-225 first flew on 21 December 1988 with a 74-minute flight from Kiev.
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- Ready for action. Photos: The world's 'biggest' aircraft readies for takeoff. Airlander 10 – The Airlander 10 is said to be the world's biggest aircraft -- more than 20 meters longer than the Airbus A380 superjumbo.
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- The world's largest passenger jet, Airbus A380, landed for the first time Monday afternoon at DFW International Airport. The largest passenger jet in the world, the Airbus A380, landed Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, completing the longest currently flown nonstop route in the world.
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Great Rift Valley, Kenya The Great Rift Valley is part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. It is part of the Gregory Rift, the eastern branch of the East African Rift, which starts in Tanzania to the south and continues northward into Ethiopia.
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What the largest plane used in domestic flight in the U.S? The largest aircraft used for a scheduled domestic service in the USA that is a DOMESTIC route only, is the Boeing 777, though the most common is a Boeing 757 and 767. Some airlines use larger aircraft on domestic legs on an international flight throughout the USA, which do include the 747, however some airlines don't have a license to carry domestic passengers on those routes.
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Antonov An-225 Mriya In addition, the H-4 only flew once, making the An-225 the largest aircraft in the world to fly multiple times. The An-225's pressurized cargo hold is 1,300 m3 (46,000 cu ft) in volume; 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) wide, 4.4 m (14 ft) high, and 43.35 m (142 ft 3 in) long — longer than the first flight of the Wright Flyer.
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- In my opinion, I think that the Airbus A380 is the biggest passenger carrying aircraft ever made. The largest aircraft ever made is probably the LZ 129 Hindenburg. Harris Wild, BS Chemistry, Tufts University.
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32 Massive Pictures Of The World's Biggest Aircraft Russian photographer Slava Stepanov has captured stunning shots of the world’s largest plane - the An-225 Mriya. Matthew Tucker. BuzzFeed Picture Editor, UK.
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First images of the world's largest airplane Holy crap, it's real! Behold the first glimpse of Paul Allen's crazy space venture: The largest airplane in history, a 385-foot (117-meter) wingspan beast designed to carry and launch a giant rocket to space, with a combined weigh of 1,200,000 pounds (540,000 kg)! Check out the mind-blowing photos.
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What is the largest aeroplane ever built called? By this measure, the world's largest plane is the Antonov An-225 built in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union. An-225, largest plane in the world. The An-225 is quoted as having a maximum takeoff weight of over 1.3 million pounds (600,000 kg). The FAI gives credit for a slightly lower weight of 1.12 million pounds (508,200 kg), the record set by an An-225 in 1989 for the largest mass ever lifted by an airplane to an altitude of 6,500 ft (2,000 m).
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See How the Worldâs Biggest Aircraft Dwarfs Earlier Planes Microsoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen rolled the Stratolaunch out of its hangar for the first time on Wednesday. Dubbed the world's biggest airplane, it's complete with six Boeing 747 engines, 28 wheels, and a wingspan longer than a football field.
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Biggest Airplanes in the World's History Antonov aircraft itself is designed for Russian and Russia.More Biggest Airplanes and Aircrafts in the World's History. Antonov An-225 is the world's heaviest fixed-wing aircraft. An An-225 was completed in 1988 and a second An-225 was partially completed. The An-225 is in commercial operation carrying large loads.
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- The C-5 remained the world's largest plane until the introduction of the An-124, and the C-5 has since been surpassed by the An-225, enlarged models of the 747, and the new A380 as well. The current ranking of the world's largest aircraft by maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is shown in the following table.
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- The most recently built aircraft flying from MEM to ORD in 2009 was Embraer's EMB-170 flown by Shuttle America. The EMB-170 took flight for the first time in 2004. The longest flying aircraft flying from Memphis, TN to Chicago, IL during the 2009 year was a McdonnellOuglas' MD-80 flown by American Airlines.
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Airlander 10, world's largest aircraft, gets ready for takeoff Ready for action. Airlander 10 – The Airlander 10 is said to be the world's biggest aircraft -- more than 20 meters longer than the Airbus A380 superjumbo. Diesel V8 engines – Four diesel V8 engines will propel the Airlander 10 to speeds of up to 91 miles an hour.
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The world's largest airlinesDomestic bliss Of course, this shouldn’t be surprising. America is the world’s biggest domestic aviation market. What it does show, however, is how ridiculous it is for US carriers to whinge about competitors from other countries apparently receiving state aid—particularly supercarriers in the Middle East.
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Rare flight for the biggest plane in the world Antonov AN-225 Mriya – The biggest airplane in the world, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, arrived from its base in Kiev, Ukraine, at Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 10. Click through the gallery to see more images of this one-of-a-kind flying machine.
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The Ten Largest Aircraft Ever Built Everything wonderful and insane about Howard Hughes is in this plane, the legendary Spruce Goose. It has the largest wingspan, it is the largest flying boat, and it was made mostly of birch! That scale is all the more impressive when you learn that this plane was built in 1947.
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The Largest Aircraft in the U.S. Military The Largest Aircraft in the U.S. Military. The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo.
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- Currently, the Blackjack is the world’s largest combat aircraft. Cargo planes aside, the Tu-160 also sports the heaviest take-off weight of any military plane – maximum takeoff weight is a staggering 300 tons. This beast can fly at twice the speed of sound and carry up to 44 tons of bombs and cruise missiles.
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- World’s largest aircraft leaves its hangar for the first time: Pictures show the amazing scale of the 92m-long so-called ‘bum plane’. 1  The 302-feet-long craft was originally developed as part of a US Army project which was then abandoned in 2012.
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The Worldâs Largest Boeing Takes Flight Boeing's largest airplane began passenger service today as Lufthansa enlisted the service of the new 747-8 Intercontinental on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, D.C.oeing's largest airplane began passenger service today as Lufthansa enlisted the service of the new 747-8 Intercontinental on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, D.C.
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Rare flight for the biggest plane in the world (50 Videos) (CNN)The undisputed superstar of the skies -- the biggest airplane in the world -- is taking flight on a rare delivery mission across three continents. The Ukrainian cargo jet named Mriya is one of a kind.