Worlds Largest Plane. Maiden voyage to North America

[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Dudes, wake up.

The A380 is NOT the world's largest plane and it's landing impact is less than that of the typical 747, so the airport choice had nothing to do with runway capacity. The largest airplane is, and has always been, the HK-1 Hercules which is now in a museum in Oregon. The largest flying plane is the AN-225 Russian cargo plane.

The A380 is near failure. 2 years behind and $2B over budget. Several companies have already backed out of their orders for the plane and gone with Boeing. The landing separation distance for the A380 will be twice that of the 747, meaning it will take up 2 landing spots for every landing, further increasing airport traffic problems.

You're right Paragon. The Anatov is the biggest. That thing was here at our annual airshow. That thing is more of a sight to see. I have to ask myself how something that big could fly.



As for near failure, the guys at Boeing have a similar problem. I was there last week. Learned alot of things. Going back there next week for a walk around.



You guys ever seen a Boeing H2 Edition?