Quiz: What Do You Know About the Largest Ever Aircraft?
Quiz: What Do You Know About the Largest Ever Aircraft?
It’s difficult to believe that planes, helicopters, and airships this big could fly.
The Wright Flyer was 20 feet long and 40 feet wide—small enough to fit on one half of a basketball court. Since 1903, however, engineers have worked to design aircraft as large as possible. Test what you know about some of the largest ever to fly in this ASME quiz.
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