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Most-produced supersonic aircraft. According to the Guinness Book Of Records, it is the most-produced jet-powered military aircraft. [19] Also built in China, Czechoslovakia and India. Waco CG-4: M: Glider, military: 13,903+ United States: 1942: 1945 Most-produced glider. Many licensed manufacturers. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: M: Fighter 13,738 [20 ...
A number of aircraft have been claimed to be the fastest propeller-driven aircraft. This article presents the current record holders for several sub-classes of propeller-driven aircraft that hold recognized, documented speed records in level flight. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) records are the basis for this article. [1]
The aircraft, with GE90-115B engines, flew from Seattle to Taiwan as part of the ETOPS certification program. On November 10, 2005, the GE90 entered the Guinness World Records for a second time. The GE90-110B1 powered a 777-200LR during the world's longest flight by a commercial airliner, though there were no fare-paying passengers on the ...
This is a list of aircraft sorted by maximum takeoff weight. Airplanes MTOW ... 1 x 10.2 AeroVelo Atlas (human powered) 282: 128: 1.1: 8.5: 4 x 20.2 Convertiplanes.
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) [ 1 ]
The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major is an American 28-cylinder four-row radial piston aircraft engine designed and built during World War II.At 4,362.5 cu in (71.5 L), it is the largest-displacement aviation piston engine to be mass-produced in the United States, and at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) the most powerful.
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number Notes Boeing AH-64 Apache United States Attack helicopter: AH-64E Status: On Order. 6 are on order. [44] Total 17 Apaches are planned.
The Lycoming XR-7755 was the largest piston aircraft engine ever built in the United States, [Note 1] with 36 cylinders totaling about 7,750 in 3 (127 L) of displacement and a power output of 5,000 horsepower (3,700 kilowatts). It was originally intended to be used in the "European bomber" that eventually emerged as the Convair B-36. Only two ...