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The A380 is the biggest and heaviest passenger aircraft in the world. Max Weight 562 Tonnes, certified for max 868 passengers over two levels, on 22 wheels, with four engines and a 15000km range. The Antonov An-124 the biggest production ...See moreThe A380 is the biggest and heaviest passenger aircraft in the world. Max Weight 562 Tonnes, certified for max 868 passengers over two levels, on 22 wheels, with four engines and a 15000km range. The Antonov An-124 the biggest production cargo plane in the world. Max Weight 214 Tonnes, max speed 865 kph on 24 wheels and 3700km range at max 150 Tonnes payload. The biggest flying observatory, SOFIA, a Boeing 747SP equipped with a 20 Tonne telescope. It is the only aircraft in the world certified to fly with an open door. The most expensive business jet, a Boeing 787 Dreamjet. It costs 70,000 US dollars an hour. 17 hours non-stop and a maximum range of 15789 km The DC-3 an oldie but a goody. Thanks to its robust technology and good flight characteristics, it is still being used 70 years after production. For a few remote areas of Colombia's Amazon basin, it is the connection to the outside world.See less