List of large aircraft

This is a list of large aircraft, including three types: fixed wing, rotary wing, and airships.

The US Federal Aviation Administration defines a large aircraft as any aircraft with a certificated maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of more than 12,500 lb (5,700 kg)

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) defines a large aircraft as either "an aeroplane with a maximum take-off mass of more than 12,566.35 pounds (5,700.00 kilograms) or a multi-engined helicopter."

Fixed-wing

Projects

Rotary-wing

Proposals

• Yakovlev Yak-60 - Mil V-12 size helicopter design
• Yakovlev VVP-6 - Mil V-12 size helicopter design

Lighter than air

Proposals

• Hydrogen carrier airship (2.45 km long) and balloon (727 m wide), 28000 tonne MTOW both.
• Geostationary Banana Over Texas, a 300 meters long helium-filled airship with an outer shell supposed to be made of paper and bamboo, shaped like a yellow banana.

See also

• List of largest machines
• List of largest passenger vehicles
• Wide-body aircraft

References

Further reading

• Jarrett, Philip (2008), The Colour Encyclopedia of Incredible Aeroplanes, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 978-1405335980
• Kaplan, Philip (2005), Big Wings, Pen & Sword Aviation, ISBN 978-1844151783
• Layton, Julia (2011), What's the world's largest airplane?, How Stuff Works
• Malone, Robert (2007), "The World's Biggest Planes", Forbes
• Patterson, Thom (2013), Stalking world's biggest planes makes for photos that say 'wow', CNN
• Robinson, Douglas (1973), Giants in the Sky, University of Washington Press, ISBN 978-0295952499
• Ruffin, Steven (2005), "Goliaths of the Air", Aviation's Most Wanted, Potomac, pp. 62–67, ISBN 978-1574886740

External links

• Top 50 Largest Aircraft at Global Aircraft
• Largest Plane in the World at Aerospaceweb