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Old July 11th 08, 01:46 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_24_]
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Default Largest conventional-gear airplane

gatt wrote in news:212qgk.ete.19.1
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B-17?



Well, the Avro Lincoln was probably a good bit heavier than the 17, and
also probably the Lancaster, but I think maybe the Focke Wulf 200 was a bit
bigger than either. It certainly had more range, though probably not the
payload of even the 17.
The postwar Avor Tudor is the only other giant taildragger I can think of
that might be in competition wiht those. I can't think of any Russian
aircraft that might be in contention, but if anyone could have, it would
have been them!


Bertie