which is the biggest plane in the world?

Question

a380
antnov225

Answer 1

The six-engined Antonov 225 Mriya is the biggest plane in the world. It is both larger and heavier than the A380, grossing a maximum of 640 tons (50 tons heaver than the A380's 590 tons), 276ft length (vs. 239ft for the A380), 60ft high (79ft for the A380) and with a wing span of 291ft 2 inches (compared to 261 ft 10 inches). However the A380 is the largest production aircraft in the world as the An-225 has only two examples produced. Hope this solves your question.

Answer 2

Actually , They are both the biggest, Yet the 225 is the biggest in the world. Completely! The A380 is the biggest passenger plane in the world. 2 different things

Answer 3

There is a bit of conflict here. Although the Antonov AN-225 is the worlds largest aircraft, it is an enlargement of the Antonov AN-124 which is the worlds largest mass produced aircraft. The AN-225 was built specifically to carry the Buron Obitor ( which is similar to our own Space Shuttle ) and rocket boosters. The Airbus A-380 is the worlds largest passenger plane.The Hugh's H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose had the largest wingspan, but made only one low level test flight, and no other.

Answer 4

The A-380 is the biggest passenger in service but the Antnov-225 is the biggest plane in the world.
Here are the dimensions of both the planes:
Antnov-225
Length: 90+ meters
Height:??????????
Wingspan:300+ feet
A-380
Length:70+ metres
Height:approx. 70+ feet
Wingspan:200+ feet

Answer 5

Antonov An-225

Answer 6

The Antonov An-225 is the largest aircraft in the world.
The Airbus A-380 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world

And just to bring some clarity, the Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) is the largest WOODEN aircraft in the world.

Answer 7

Highest Weight: AN225

Largest Dimensions: Hughes Hercules (Spruce Goose)

Biggest Volume: A300-600ST Beluga

Answer 8

The "Antonov AN-225 "Mriya" is the world's largest aircraft. It has payload capacity of 250 tonnes and was designed and manufactured at O.K.Antonov ASTC in 1988. Unlike any other commercially available aircraft, the An-225 has the ability to carry external loads of up to 90 tonnes mounted on its "roof rack" also.

The An-225 has six engines, a 32-wheel landing gear system, and does not have the rear ramp/door assembly.

The An-225 was designed for the Soviet space program as a replacement for the Myasishchev VM-T ‘Atlant’. Able to airlift the Energia rocket’s boosters and the Buran space shuttle in captive carry, its mission was almost identical to that of the American Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

Answer 9

The spruce Goose built by Howard Hughes

The Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") is an aircraft that has been called "The Edsel of Aviation" designed and built by Howard Hughes's Hughes Aircraft company. Hughes himself detested the nickname "Spruce Goose", which arose as a way of mocking the Hercules project due to Hughes' alleged misuse of government funding to build the aircraft. The Hercules is the largest flying boat, and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in existence. Only one was ever built.

Due to wartime restrictions on the availability of metals, the H-4 was built almost entirely of laminated birch, not spruce as its nickname suggests. The aircraft was a marvel in its time. It married a soon-to-be outdated technology — flying boats — to a massive airframe that required some truly ingenious engineering innovations.

In 1942, the U.S. Department of War was faced with the need to transport war matériel and personnel to Britain. Allied shipping in the Atlantic Ocean was suffering heavy losses to German U-boats, so a requirement was issued for an aircraft that could cross the Atlantic with a large payload.

The aircraft was the brainchild of Henry J. Kaiser, who directed the Liberty ships program. He teamed with aircraft designer Howard Hughes to create what would become the largest aircraft built or even seriously contemplated at that time. When completed, it would be capable of carrying 750 fully-equipped troops or two M4 Sherman tanks.

To conserve metal for the war effort, it would be built mostly of wood: hence the Spruce Goose moniker. It was also referred to as the Flying Lumberyard by critics who believed an aircraft of its size simply could not fly.

Development dragged on and was not completed until well after the war was over. In 1947, Howard Hughes was called to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee over the usage of government funds for the aircraft, as Congress was eliminating war-era spending to free up Federal funds for domestic projects. Though he encountered skepticism and even hostility from the committee, Hughes remained unruffled. During a break in the hearings, he returned to California, ostensibly to run engine tests on the H-4. On November 2, 1947, with Howard Hughes at the controls, the Hercules lifted off from the waters off Long Beach, remaining airborne 70 feet (20 m) off the water at a speed of 80 mph (130 km/h) for just under a mile (1.6 km). At this altitude the plane was still experiencing ground effect and some critics believe it lacked the power necessary to truly fly.

Hughes had proven the critics wrong, but the justification for continued spending on the project was gone. Congress killed the Hercules project, and the aircraft never flew again. It was carefully maintained in flying condition until Hughes's death in 1976.

Answer 10

the An-225 myrian . the 225 is an enlarged version of the 124 "Ruslan" but with 2 additional engines a longer wing span btter avionics and bigger tail planes.the 380 ain't nothing compared to the 225