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Offline RAIDER14

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« on: November 08, 2005, 09:07:54 PM »
Will there ever be planes bigger than the A-380 and the AN-225?

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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2005, 09:47:16 PM »
Ya C-5 is bigger than the A-380 i think.

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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2005, 09:49:00 PM »
ok will there ever be a plane bigger than the C-5,A-380,AN-124,AN-225

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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2005, 10:20:11 PM »
Like the four minute mile, the record established by the A-380 is a milestone that will never be broken.

The C-5 has a gross takeoff weight of 348,818 kg, the A-380 has a gtw of 560,000 kg.
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2005, 10:24:28 PM »
yes but can you load a few m1a1 abrams tanks in an A-380.  Or how bout a couple of cobras?  ;)

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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2005, 10:27:31 PM »
Sure.  I'd like to see a fleet of super planes, massive flying wings that carry thousands and have malls and lounges and whatnot.  Powered by fusion reactors or power beamed down by orbiting solar satellites, these behemoth would never land.  

Docking collars in aerodynamically stable areas would receive small commuter planes from airports within range of the behemoths path.  Planes would climb, match paths, intercept some type of ILS, and hold themselves in position, maybe with the aid of some collar.  Passengers would debark, any passengers heading to whatever airport the feeder was going to next would board, and then the plane would leave, making room for the next one closing in on the giant.

Once onboard, passengers would either go to cattle style seating or purchase inflight entertainments of different types, stuff like that.

Maybe these planes are modular.  Big flying wings that link up to provide larger structures in air so that, when needed, any segment might detach and land at some large airport set up to receive it.  Bigger segments (such as those that have malls and other revenue structures, or reactors) might land at places like Palmdale with easy approaches and big, long runways.

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« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2005, 10:27:34 PM »
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Like the four minute mile, the record established by the A-380 is a milestone that will never be broken.

The C-5 has a gross takeoff weight of 348,818 kg, the A-380 has a gtw of 560,000 kg.


Is it now a record eh? What about An-225?

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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2005, 10:28:01 PM »
There is also a 50 year old airplane bigger than the 380.  

a-380 wingspan: 79.8 m

h4 wingspan:  97.54 m

Hey Russian you missed the point.  The 4 minute mile is not the record either.
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 02:16:50 AM »
the next step................ots called UFO...........mother ship!
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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2005, 02:37:39 AM »
With the high fuel prices, maybe will huge airships return to the scene of air transportation.

An helium filled airship is certainly the safest flying vehicle. The bigger the better (less easily disturbed by gusts of wind).


I know I'd LOVE to cross the Atlantic in an airship.

Oooh and jumping from one would be sexy too!


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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2005, 02:49:00 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2005, 04:54:34 AM »
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This is more a "Surface effect ship" , than an airplane...they only skim a few feet over the water.
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2005, 05:45:07 AM »
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yes but can you load a few m1a1 abrams tanks in an A-380.  Or how bout a couple of cobras?  ;)


How many Abrams are you going to fit in C-5 ? How many is "few" ?

You just can't beat an An-225; that monster carries twice the payload of the "Galaxy".

Anyways if A-380 would be modified to transport aircraft you can bet your bellybutton it would carry more stuff and farther than C-5. However it would still be a bit lighter and shorter than An-225.

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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2005, 07:00:35 AM »
There is only one An225. Which obviously limits it's usefullness. I've seen a a few times. It's quite some leviathan.

Reading my copy of Aviation weeks it seems that the Pentagon might soon stop all buys of C130's and C117's causing both lines to shut down. Leaving the field open to the Europeans. The C5's are apparently very inefficent and aging.

So who knows, perhaps one day we will see USAF A380's carrying M1's and helicopters out to the latest flashpoint.

Interesting!