List of large aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notably large aircraft.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs clarification or removal of jargon{{#if:August 2009| from August 2009}}...
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Antonov An-225 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 'An-225 Mriya (lang-uk|Антонов Ан-225 'Мрія }}, NATO reporting name: 'Cossack') is a strategic airlift transport aircraft which was built by the Antonov Design Bureau (Kyiv, Kharkiv in Ukra...
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The plane originally had a vertical stabilizer which was removed and replaced with a twin tail in order to complement the aerodynamic needs associated with attaching cargo to the exterior of the airplane. ... One Response to “The Largest Airplane in the World”...
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is the Largest Airplane? ... The Airbus A380, rolled out in 2005 by the Airbus company, is the largest airplane for passengers. It can carry 550 passengers, 50 more than the Boeing 747, and it has a maximum takeoff weight of 1.23 million pounds (560,000 kilograms).
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- People around the Raleigh-Durham International Airport had the chance to see an unusual sight above them Friday, as the world's largest aircraft swept down to land. ... "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.";
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Savenko said the modernized An-225-100 would make an appearance at the world's largest aviation show at Le Bourget in France in June. ... As the state-owned manufacturer of MiG fighter jets looks set to land its largest-ever defense contract, its director may be heading for the chop. Eurocopter Eyes Making Choppers in Russia;
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Russia will soon resume the production of world’s largest commercial heavy transport plane An-124-100 Ruslan, RIA Novosti news agency reports with reference to the administration of Aviastar-SP Enterprise, which produced the plane before.
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CURITIBA, Brazil -- After almost eight months since the largest airplane accident in Brazilian skies, the Federal Police deputy, Renato Sayao, responsible for the investigation, closed it after preparing the police investigation's final report and having sent it to Sinop's Federal Police, placing responsibility on...
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This "drag and drop" exercise looks at the key aircraft terminology. ... Use your mouse to drag the words from the box at the top to the correct gap in the sentences below. When you have finished click on "check" ... The following activities provide more language practice:
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Air combat vocabulary ... In the exercise below there are ten expressions used in air combat. Use your mouse to match the beginning and the end of each expression. The first has been done as an example ... Airplane terminology...
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