Largest and Smallest Aircraft You've Flown On

af773atmsp · Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:38 am

Says it all in the title. Also any plans/hopes to fly on a bigger or smaller aircraft than your current biggest/smallest?

For me the biggest is the A380. Flew roundtrip on EK AMS-DXB-AMS in a single day just to fly on one. It would be pretty difficult for me to fly on something bigger than that unless the economics of the aviation industry eventually favors VLAs for long-haul flying.

Smallest was this past February on the C208B Grand Caravan operated by St. Barth Commuter from SBH to SXM. For such a small plane it was actually pretty nice and almost felt like being on a private plane. I could definitely fly on something smaller, but that's not a high priority for me.

AirKevin · Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:48 am

Largest would be the Boeing 747-400. Smallest would be the Cessna 172.

B777LRF · Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:28 am

Smallest: Hawk ultralight. Horrible contraption, flies even worse than it looks. Have no intention of trying anything smaller.
Largest: Not to brag, but, it’s the An-225 BAH-BGW-BAH. Unlikely to ever have an opportunity to fly something larger.

bfitzflyer · Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:59 am

A380 and some sort of small aircraft that landed on grass landing strips in Botswana where I sat next to the pilot. I wish I had been better about what aircraft, but to have to buzz an elephant to get it to move off the grass landing strip was memorable.

johns624 · Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:06 pm

Smallest---Cessna 150. Largest---747-100/777-200.

WesternDC6B · Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:16 pm

Largest: 747 400, smallest, Grumman AA1A.

vhqpa · Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:08 pm

Largest: Airbus A380 - Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Emirates.

Smallest: Tecnam P92 (Actually landed it too)

Smallest RPT: DHC-6 Twin Otter, BAe Jetstream J32 and Beechcraft 1900D, all 19 seaters but the twin otter has the lowest MTOW of the three.

Smallest Turbofan: Embraer 170 and Fokker 70

classicjets · Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:42 pm

The biggest for me is the A380, with CZ, QF, and EK.

The smallest I suppose is the Powrachute Pegasus which looks like this:

Source: Operator's website

But I have also flown on a AirBorne Edge weight-shift control trike and a Quicksilver Sport ultralight, so I am not sure how to define which is smallest. I've never flown any single seat aircraft.

res77W · Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:44 pm

Smallest: Cessna 172
Largest: Boeing 787-10

-Rowen

Yflyer · Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:37 pm

Largest: A380
Smallest overall: DHC-2 Beaver
Smallest on a scheduled commercial flight: Embraer 120 and Saab 340

PatrickZ80 · Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:34 pm

Largest: 787-8
Smallest overall: Cessna C-172
Smallest scheduled: Fokker F-100

GalaxyFlyer · Fri Apr 07, 2023 3:07 am

Smallest: Aeronca 7AC
Largest: A380

Snuffaluffagus · Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:19 am

Largest 777-200

Smallest Cessna 152

jumpjets · Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:42 am

Largest - Airbus A380
Smallest - it was a float plane out of Vancouver Harbour with only 5 seats including the pilot, but stupidly i never made a note of what the plane was. The smallest I have a record of is a Beachcraft King Air.

CV990A · Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:13 am

Largest - Boeing 747-400
Smallest - Cessna 152
Smallest airliner - Saab 340

CairnterriAIR · Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:59 am

Largest- 747-400
Smallest- Cessna 152 (which I flew myself)

xwb777 · Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:44 pm

Smallest: A320 & B737-800
Largest: The A380.

nickya340 · Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:07 pm

Smallest: ATR72-600
Largest: MD11 or A333. I’d say the md11 is slightly bigger but not sure

alex0easy · Mon Apr 10, 2023 1:12 am

Largest: A380
Smallest: Cape Air Cessna 402

87GROUNDED · Mon Apr 10, 2023 3:10 pm

Largest: B747-400
Smallest: Cessna 150

alan3 · Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:53 pm

Largest : A380
Smallest (charter): Cessna 172
Smallest (scheduled): Beechcraft 1900

afterburner33 · Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:06 am

Largest: A380
Smallest: Slingsby T61F Venture T MK2 motor glider
Smallest commercial: Fairchild Metroliner

NightMaher · Tue Apr 11, 2023 3:14 pm

Largest was an Atlas Air 747
Smallest was a Super Cub

lhristebest · Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:09 pm

Smallest ERJ-145 United Express ( or some UA contractor
Largest A380-800 ( I have flown nearly all operators but only THAI and Hifly are missing)

slick1017 · Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:37 pm

Smallest was a Delta CRJ200
Largest are the various Boeing 747-400s I've flown. Would love to fly a 747-8 and A380 soon before they retire

ytib · Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:48 am

Largest: A380-800
Smallest: Cessna 152
Smallest (Scheduled): Cessna 207 - Wings of Alaska

blandy62 · Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:50 am

largest: A380
smallest: Piper Archer
smallest commercial: Cessna grand Caravan

angusjt · Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:59 am

Largest: A380, once on SQ from HKG-SIN, next one QF SYD-SIN

Smallest: P92 Eaglet MTL-CES

Smallest Commercial: Saab 340, once on ZL from CBR-SYD, once on 3C from AKL-NLK

csturdiv · Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:25 pm

Largest: QF A380
Smallest Commercial: FlyPelican JS32
Smallest: Gippsland GA8 or a Beechcraft Sundowner (I think) when I was flirting with taking lessons

Oddly the JS32 was not in and out of the smallest commercial aviation airport I've flown out of, that was Kingscote Airport (KGC).

conaly · Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:48 pm

Largest: A380-800 (Lufthansa)
Smallest: DA20 Katana
Smallest commercial: Jetstream 41 (Yeti Airlines)

LucaDiMontanari · Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:14 pm

Largest: 747-400
Smallest: Tecnam P92 (piloted by myself with FI)
Smallest scheduled: BN Trislander

yukisaviation · Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:49 pm

Largest: 747-400
Smallest: Eurocopter EC130, but for scheduled flights, probably an ERJ145

ACDC8 · Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:23 pm

Largest commercially: B744
Largest privately: C525

Smallest commercially: J31
Smallest privately: C150

Largest PIC logged: PA34
Smallest PIC logged: C150

1337Delta764 · Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:58 pm

Largest - 747-100 (TWA)
Smallest - Tie between CRJ-200 (Delta/SkyWest) and ERJ-145 (Continental/Expressjet)

HowardDGA · Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:31 am

Largest - 747-200

Smallest - Schweitzer 2-33

gabik001 · Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:31 am

Smallest: Cessna 172 (piloted by myself) / scheduled CRJ200 OO
Largest: Boeing B747-8 LH

JDub · Fri May 05, 2023 10:35 am

Largest 747-200 PHX-HNL

Smallest metroliner GFT-Spokane

afterburner · Fri May 05, 2023 1:54 pm

Largest: A380
Smallest: CASA C-212 Aviocar

lollyj · Fri May 05, 2023 2:26 pm

Largest: MH and BA A380s
Smallest: Cessna 172

WildcatYXU · Fri May 05, 2023 3:47 pm

Smallest: Cessna 140
Smallest scheduled/commercial: Cessna 402
Largest: Boeing 747-400

aeromoe · Fri May 12, 2023 5:06 pm

Smallest: Schweizer 2-33A
Smallest in airline service: Cessna 402s of PBA, Gull Air, and Cape Air
Largest (Heaviest): Airbus A380
Largest (Longest): Boeing 747-8i

jporterfi · Fri May 12, 2023 9:52 pm

Smallest (flight lesson): Diamond DA-20 Katana
Smallest (scheduled/commercial): Pilatus PC-12 (4B)
Largest: Airbus A380 (BA)

Austin787 · Sat May 13, 2023 5:49 pm

Largest: Airbus A380, Emirates on SYD-CHC
Smallest: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, Mountain Air Service on a flight seeing tour in Ketchikan, Alaska
Smallest commerical: Beachcraft B1900, Continental Connection on MIA-MCO

davescj · Sun May 14, 2023 3:16 am

My largest was A380 (AF) and smallest was Embraer 110 (ASA). I remember flying even smaller aircraft DFW - LAW. They were marketed by ASA as a DL commuter, but some of the aircraft were 10 seats or fewer. I remember one that was 7 seats.

eta unknown · Mon May 15, 2023 4:13 pm

Smallest: Piper PA-38 Tomahawk (I was the pilot).
Largest: A380 LAX-SYD (QF), KUL-CDG (MH), SIN-LHR (SQ), MXP-DXB (EK)

EAGaviation · Wed May 17, 2023 5:02 pm

largest:TG A388 NRT-BKK
smallest:GA CRJX BDJ-BPN-BDJ

aerdingus · Sat May 20, 2023 11:03 am

Biggest: BA B744s. LHR - HKG - LHR on G-BYGD & G-BNLP in 2011. They were not very comfortable but I was happy to be down the back of such a great aircraft anyway. I remember shaking from side to side on take off, and hearing the wind rushing over the fuselage as we flew through turbulence over Russia.
Smallest commercial: BE S340. Back when Flybe had the contract for the PSO route between DUB & CFN, operated by Loganair of course. A great day trip in January 2015. I remember getting a teacake and a cup of tea, admiring the views of the Irish midlands. Then seeing Mt Errigal, on approach, and the stormy Atlantic right below, before landing beside the beach. I wandered the empty beach and rambled around a few roads before having hot chocolate in the adorable little termianl before the flight back. The only downside was that I didn't get my window seat on the way back because the cabin crew thought I wouldn't enjoy sitting backwards

And I have flown a C152, departing and arriving Newcastle Aerodrome, in Wicklow . I thought it was only going to be a sightseeing flight but I was briefed otherwise...

lollyj · Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:20 pm

lollyj wrote:
Largest: MH and BA A380s
Smallest: Cessna 172

Technically smallest scheduled currently is a US Beech 1900D as the Cessna was a flying lesson

Tayo826 · Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:25 pm

Largest: 777-300ER
Smallest: EMB 120

Kent350787 · Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:40 am

RPT - Largest is 744, smallest is Jetstream 31

Smallest overall is probably the Auster of some description that flew me from a remote farm to hospital after I accidenatlly drank kerosene as a toddler. But plenty of Cessna and Piper flights growing up too.

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