The World's Largest Aircraft:
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Weight Empty: 300,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 320.1 feet
LZ-129 Hindenburg The largest dirigible and the largest vehicle ever to fly.
Weight Empty: 484,000 lbs.
Length Overall: 803.9 feet
An-124 Second largest aircraft ever mass produced after the A380. Weight Empty: 385,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 240.5 feet.
B777 Largest twinjet aircraft. Weight Empty: 367,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 199.9 feet
A-1 Largest propeller driven attack aircraft. Weight Empty: 10,550 lbs.
Wing Span: 50.7 feet
AF-2 Largest single engine aircraft ever flown by the United States Navy. Weight Empty: 14,580 lbs.
Wing Span: 60.7 feet
An-2 Largest single engine biplane. Weight Empty: 7,600 lbs.
Wing Span: 59.7 feet
Mars Largest active prop driven water bomber and largest production seaplane. Weight Empty: 76,600 lbs.
Wing Span: 202.5 feet
Weight Empty: 358,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 195.7 feet
A-3 Largest US Navy carrier-based aircraft. Weight Empty: 39,400 lbs.
Wing Span: 72.5 feet
A380 Largest current passenger aircraft. Weight Empty: 608,400 lbs.
Wing Span: 261.7 feet
B 747 Largest passenger plane from 1970 to 2005.
Weight Empty: 246,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 211.4 feet
An-225 Largest aircraft currently flying and carries the biggest payload. Weight Empty: 1,179,500 lbs.
Wing Span: 291.1 feet
A-40 Largest current seaplane. Weight Empty: 127,270
Wing Span: 135.5 feet
P-47 Largest single engine WW II fighter. Weight Empty: 9,500 lbs.
Wing Span: 40.8 feet
P-61 Largest twin USAAF WW II fighter. Weight Empty: 21,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 66.1 feet
B-29 Largest U.S. World War II bomber. Weight Empty: 70,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 141.2 feet
B-36 Largest United States bomber ever. Weight Empty: 171,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 230.1 feet
XB-35 Largest prop driven flying wing. Weight Empty: 90,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 172.1 feet
B-52 Largest U.S. jet bomber. Weight Empty: 185,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 184.9 feet
F-105 Largest single seat, single engine aircraft. Weight Empty: 28,100 lbs.
Wing Span: 34.9 feet
AT 802 Largest current dedicated single engine agricultural and fire fighting aircraft. Weight Empty: 6,300 lbs.
Wing Span: 58.0 feet
Me-323 Largest Luftwaffe WW II transport. Weight Empty: 34,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 183.1 feet
CH-53 Largest United States helicopter. Weight Empty: 33,200 lbs.
Length: 73.3 feet Height: 27.8 feet
Mi-12 Largest helicopter ever to fly. Weight Empty: 152,000 lbs.
Length: 121.3 feet Height: 41.0 feet
Other large aircraft in their class:
C-5 Weight Empty: 338,000 lbs. Wing Span: 222.8 feet
Tu-144 Weight Empty: 187,400 lbs. Wing Span: 95.5 feet
DC-10 Weight Empty: 267,000 lbs. Wing Span: 155.3 feet
Tu-160 Weight Empty: 242,500 lbs. Wing Span: 182.8 feet
C-17 Weight Empty: 269,100 lbs. Wing Span: 170.8 feet
Tu-95 Weight Empty: 198,100 lbs. Wing Span: 167.7 feet
Wing Span: 83.8 feet
Tu-114 Weight Empty: 200,600 lbs. Wing Span: 167.3 feet
YC-14 Weight Empty: 117,500 lbs. Wing Span: 129.1 feet
Vulcan Weight Empty: 106,100 lbs. Wing Span: 111.0 feet
B-58 Weight Empty: 55,600 lbs. Wing Span: 56.8 feet
XB-70 Weight Empty: 210,050 lbs. Wing Span: 105.0 feet
AC-130 Weight Empty: 75,600 lbs. Wing Span: 132.6 feet
P-3 Weight Empty: 61,510 lbs. Wing Span: 99.7 feet
B-1 Weight Empty: 192,000 lbs. Wing Span: 137.0 feet
B-314 Weight Empty: 50,300 lbs. Wing Span: 151.9 feet
L-188 Weight Empty: 61,000 lbs. Wing Span: 99.1 feet
Wing Span: 115.5 feet
A-5 Wing Span: 53.0 feet
S-64 Weight Empty: 19,250 lbs. Length: 88.5 feet
Height: 25.4 feet
Mi-24 Weight Empty: 26,500 lbs. Wing Span: 21.2 feet
B-2 Wing Span: 172.0 feet
EC-121 Weight Empty: 69,000 lbs. Wing Span: 123.1 feet
C-130 Weight Empty: 76,000 lbs. Wing Span: 132.6 feet
B-47 Weight Empty: 80,800 lbs. Wing Span: 116.0 feet
B-17 Weight Empty: 38,100 lbs. Wing Span: 103.8 feet
B-24 Weight Empty: 38,500 lbs. Wing Span: 110.0 feet
U-2 Weight Empty: 15,000 lbs. Wing Span: 102.9 feet
SR-71 Weight Empty: 67,499 lbs. Wing Span: 55.5 feet
