Monday, May 14, 2012

If you need something super fast, ask for it in a yactosecond.  That's the smallest unit of time.

"There will never be a bigger plane built."  -A Boeing Engineer following the first flight of the 247, a twin engine plane built to carry 10 people, 1933.


Quick facts: The Boeing 247 had an empty weight of 8,921lb and a loaded weight of 16,805 lb.  It was 12ft 5in high, was 51ft 5in long and had a wingspan of 74ft 1in.The worlds current largest airplane is the Antonov An-225.  It has an empty weight of 628,315 lb and a max takeoff weight of 1,410,000 lb.  It is 59ft 3in high, 275ft 6in long, and has a wingspan of 290ft 2in. 

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