PhatAlbert From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 111 posts, RR: 4 Posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 13984 times:
I was wondering.. What the biggest plane (like such as cargo and mass.. Not like length width etc) in the military along with also the biggest plane in the world would be... I know the C-5 Galaxy Is pretty big because I got to get on one at an air show one time... But the Antonov An-225 Mriya looks pretty big... But I don't think its military... any1 got an answer?
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 2, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 13912 times:
Then there was that ground-effect jet seaplane thing the Soviets built with about twenty engines. Weight on that was, IIRC, over a million pounds.
Anyone add to that?
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RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 13896 times:
You are talking about the Ekranoplan, a Wing In Ground effect aircraft that flew literally metres above the waves at high speed. Quite an innovative development!
Citation501SP From United States of America, joined May 2000, 193 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 13896 times:
Quoting SlamClick (Reply 2): Then there was that ground-effect jet seaplane thing the Soviets built with about twenty engines. Weight on that was, IIRC, over a million pounds.
The Ekranoplan, the Caspian Monster. Half boat, half airplane weighed 1,080,000 pounds fully loaded, skimmed about 15-20 feet off the water at 400 KM/H. Basically it flew in ground effect but this was efficient enough to get it in the air and moving with ease.
It was designed to move entire combat units under enemy radar. and delevier them to the other side of a body of water, or reletivly flat desert area. Not the best thing for going over mountains or trees.
The Ekranoplans lived in the Caspian Sea for the most part, had funding been there, they would have certainly been put on the Pacifc coast. In theory a great concept. a high speed amphibious assault transport. I think a few survive today but are rotting away near the Caspian Sea.
Citation501SP From United States of America, joined May 2000, 193 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 13894 times:
Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 7, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 13834 times:
The An-225 was designed for use by the Soviet space program and military (of which the space program was a subsidiary of course) so it does qualify even if it never wore military markings.
Ekranoplan might classify except that it was not an aircraft but a ship according to registers
PhatAlbert From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 111 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 13735 times:
i c... thats some help... i dont know much about airbus though... but i can understand that now... is a 747 bigger than the c-5?
PhatAlbert From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 111 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 13734 times:
i c... thats some help... i dont know much about airbus though... but i can understand that now... but is a 747 bigger than the c-5?
Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 10, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 13711 times:
C-5 is larger than the 747-200 in all dimensions and has a larger payload as well.
It may be a bit smaller than the 747-400 (don't have the dimensions and weights for that at hand).
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