Re: Antonov An-225
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...Largest aeroplane ever built...
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It's got the Spruce Goose built by Howard Hughes beat in the serious categories for "large", but the Spruce Goose (Hercules H-4) has a wingspan of 320 ft 11 inches, compared to just 290 ft for the An-225. The An-225 is 275 ft 7 in long, the Goose is just 218 ft 8 in. The Goose is 79 ft 4 in high, compared to 59 ft 5 in for the An-225.
And now the tale gets told:
Empty weight for the Spruce Goose is listed as 250,000 lbs.. Empty weight for the An-225?
628,317 lbs.!
Loaded weight for the Goose - 400,000 lbs..
Loaded weight for the An-225 -
1,410,958 lbs..