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List of large aircraft

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A size comparison of four of the largest aircraft. Click to enlarge.
This is a list of notably large aircraft.
[clarification needed]

Contents
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1 Fixed-wing
o 1.1 Civilian
o 1.2 Military
o 1.3 Experimental/proposed
2 Helicopters and rotary wing aircraft
3 Airships
4 See also
5 References
Fixed-wing [edit]
Civilian [edit]
Aircraft
First
flight
Note
Antonov An-225
Mriya
21 December
1988
Generally acknowledged as the largest airplane in the world,
the Antonov An-225 is the world's heaviest aircraft ever
(max. takeoff weight greater than 640 tons) and the
largest aerodyne (in length and wingspan) ever entering
operational service.
Airbus A340-600
23 April
2001
World's second longest passenger aircraft at 75.36m.
[1]

Airbus A380
27 April
2005
Largest mass-produced aircraft in the world and the highest-
capacity passenger aircraft
Antonov An-124 1982
The second largest mass-produced aircraft in the world since
the Airbus A380 was produced. Remains the World's largest
military aircraft.
Antonov An-22
27 February
1965
World's largest turboprop-powered airplane
Boeing 747
9 February
1969
Highest-capacity passenger aircraft until surpassed by Airbus
A380
Boeing 747-8
8 February
2010 (F
variant)
World's longest passenger aircraft at 76.3m.
[2]

Boeing 747
LCF(Dreamlifter)
9 September
2006
747 with enlarged fuselage for 787 parts transport (65,000
cubic feet)
TupolevMaxsim
Gorki
19 May 1934
Physically the largest aircraft, and heaviest land-based
aircraft of the 1930s era (63 meter/206.7 ft wingspan, 53
tonne MTOW), required eight 900 hp Mikulin V12 engines
Aircraft
First
flight
Note
for flight
Dornier Do X 12 July 1929
Largest successful flying boat and heaviest aircraft in the
world from 1929 until 1942 when the even heavier Boeing
B-29 Superfortress first flew.
Military [edit]
Aircraft
First
flight
Note
Blohm + Voss BV
238
11 March
1944
Largest aircraft in the world 1944 to 1946 when the even
heavier Convair B-36 first flew. Very large flying boat.
Boeing B-29
Superfortress
21
September
1942
Largest aircraft in the world from 1942 to 1943 when the even
heavier Junkers Ju-390 first flew. It was one of the largest
bombers used during World War II
Convair B-36
Peacemaker
8 August
1946
Largest aircraft in the world 1946 to 1947 when the even
heavier Hughes H-4 Hercules first flew. First intercontinental
strategic bomber, longest wingspan for a combat aircraft
Convair XC-99
23
November
1947
Developed from B-36, largest piston-engined land-based
transport aircraft ever built
Kawanishi
January
1941
Largest WWII aircraft produced by Japan in any quantity
Linke-Hofmann
R.II
1919
Largest aircraft ever to fly with only one propeller, used
largest airplane propellor ever used.
Aircraft
First
flight
Note
Lockheed C-5
Galaxy
30 June
1968
Largest USAF strategic airlifter and one of the largest military
aircraft in the world
Martin JRM Mars 1941 Largest flying boat to enter production (7 built)
Messerschmitt Me
323 "Gigant"
1941 Biggest land-based cargo airplane during World War II
Myasishchev VM-
T
1981 Derivative of the M-4 as outsized cargo aircraft
Tupolev Tu-160
18
December
1981
Heaviest combat aircraft ever built
Zeppelin Staaken
R.VI
Circa 1917
Largest aircraft to see regular squadron service in World War
I
Experimental/proposed [edit]
Aircraft
First flight
[Note
1]

Note
Airbus A380-900 2006 development
Announced in 2006 as a derivative of the Airbus A380-
800. World's highest-capacity passenger aircraft in
history
Beriev Be-2500 1980s proposal
Would be the largest aircraft ever, if built; development
started in the 1980s
Aircraft
First flight
[Note
1]

Note
Boeing Pelican 1990s proposal Concept only
Boeing 2707SST
1960s design. A
mockup was built
but no prototype.
Planned as an answer to the European Concorde
Supersonic Transport. At 306 feet (93 m) long it would
have been one of the longest airframes ever flown.
Problems with the weight of the swing-wing
mechanism and air friction heating in Mach 3 flight
provoked a drastic redesign, by which time airline
interest in SSTs was dropping because of
environmental concerns. The U.S. Congress cut
government funding and airlines began canceling
orders.
McDonnell
Douglas MD-12
1990 proposal
Proposed passenger aircraft, Designed to compete with
the A380 and the 747, canceled project
Hughes H-4
Hercules"Spruce
Goose"
1947, 2 November
Largest aircraft in the world 1947 to 1952 when the
even heavier Boeing B-52 Stratofortress first flew.
World's largest flying boat, and largest wingspan of any
aircraft. Only one was ever built and it performed only
one short flight.
Junkers Ju 390 1943, 20 October
Largest aircraft in the world 1943 to 1944 when the
even heavier Blohm & Voss BV 238 first flew. Selected
and further developed as the Junkers firm's entry for
the Amerika Bomber design contract.
Sukhoi KR-860 1990s proposal
KR-860 (Kryl'ya Rossii or Wings of Russia) early
named as SKD-717 is super large transport aircraft with
weights about 650 tonnes (Antonov An-225 weight is
600 tonnes), payload about 300 tonnes (An-225 payload
is 250 tonnes) and 860 to 1000 passengers, a proposed
Double decker wide-body Superjumbo jet by Russian
aerospace company Sukhoi.
Aircraft
First flight
[Note
1]

Note
Stratolaunch
Carrier Aircraft
2011, 13 December
Announcement
a proposed aircraft being developed by Scaled
Composites to provide air-launch capability
for Stratolaunch Systems
1. ^ For designs that never flew the year of design or conception is used instead.
Helicopters and rotary wing aircraft [edit]


Aeroflot Mil V-12 at Groningen Airport in May 1971.
Aircraft
First
flight
[Note 1]

Note
Mil Mi-26
1977, 14
December
Heaviest (56 tonnes), largest and most powerful
helicopter in production ever.
Hughes XH-17 1952
Protoype heavy-lift helicopter with the largest rotor
(129 ft) flown
V-22 Osprey 1989, 19 March
One of the largest (27 tonnes) VTOL aircraft and the
first operational tiltrotor
Mil Mi-10 1960, 15 June
Heavy-lift "skycrane" developed from Mi-6, 114 ft
rotor, 43 tonne MTOW
Aircraft
First
flight
[Note 1]

Note
Mil V-12 or Mi-12 1968, 10 July
Largest helicopter ever built; not put into production.
2x 114 ft rotors, 105 tonnes MTOW.
Sikorsky CH-53E
Super Stallion
1981
At 33 tonnes, largest helicopter in service with the US
armed forces
1. ^ For designs that never flew the year of design or conception is used instead.
Airships [edit]


Hindenburg class airship compared to largest fixed wing aircraft.
Aircraft
First
flight
[Note 1]

Note
HM Airship R100
1929, 16
December
220 m, 146,000 m3
HM Airship R101 1929, 14 October 236 m, 156,000 m3
R102 Planned Also known as Project H, planned 240,000 m3 airship
USS Akron 1931, 8 August
239 m, 180,000 m3 US Navy airship and largest
helium-filled airship.
Aircraft
First
flight
[Note 1]

Note
USS Macon 1933, 23 June Sister ship to Akron
LZ 129 Hindenburg 1936, March 4, 245 m, 200,000 m3 Largest aircraft ever flown.
LZ130 Graf
Zeppelin
1938, 14
September
Sister ship to LZ 129 Hindenburg
1. ^ For designs that never flew the year of design or conception is used instead.

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