What is the Largest Airplane in the World?
The answer I had The Airbus A380. Carrying about 550 people, it’s touted as the biggest revolution in air travel since the Boeing 747 in the 1970’s. The 555-seat, double deck Airbus A380 is the most ambitious civil aircraft program yet, easily eclipsing Boeing’s 747. The correct entry was this With a maximum gross weight of 640 tonnes (1,411,000 lbs.), the An-225 is the world’s heaviest aircraft. The Hughes H-4 Hercules, known to most as the “Spruce Goose,” had a larger wingspan but flew only once; the An-225 is the largest aircraft in the world to take off multiple times. The An-225 is also larger than the Airbus A380 airliner and the C-5 Galaxy, the nearest equivalent heavy airlifter. In November 2004, FAI placed the An-225 in the Guinness Book of Records for its 240 records. So, it would seem that I stand corrected. Kudos, William Petersen see his copy above. For our subscribers only: Be first to submit the correct answer to the following question and receive the next available top
