Which is the largest single engine aircraft ever built?

The Ant-25 was 44 feet long and had a wingspan of 112 feet and a single, 900-horsepower, 12-cylinder engine. Gross weight was 24,750 pounds, of which 13,760 pounds was fuel and oil. It was built to overfly long distances and in June of 1937 it set a record by making the first transpolar intercontinental flight. Three crew members were on board headed by Valeriy Chkalov, a Russian aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union. The Ant-25 flew 6.073 miles in 63 hours and 17 minutes.

The flight wasn't widely celebrated worldwide, but for the Soviet Union it was a big day. Having returned to Moscow, Chkalov was entitled a Hero.

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jkraemer

So I have been picked on for my grammar, the question should start with WHAT not Which. The question is also misleading to the fact does the questioner mean largest as in size or weight? Along with the fact the answer given is technically incorrect because the aircraft stated is the Tupolev Ant-25 when it proper nomenclature is the Antonov An-225. Also the largest Jet single engine The Republic F-105 "Thunderchief", There so many possible variations that is correct it would be impossible to place all of them here.

johnbheymann

It was the Antonov An-225 Mryia NOT the Tupulov .

Ken Putnam

Longest, longest wingspan, heaviest? Your question is meaningless

earlepg

Just as with cars, I hardly know one aircraft from another. I just went with the symbolism of the ant being the "largest" by choosing the ANT-25.

Jerry Kimball

Please note that the "largest ever built" may be different from the "largest ever flown" and that it would have to been nice to have specified largest wingspan, takeoff weight, or whatever criteria you mean by "largest".

Dennis Walker

Methinks confusion reigns on this one

Mike Hibner

Cari G., Might be nice to be right on the first question...

Mike Hibner

According to Wiki, the gross weight of a Martin Mauler is 25,737 pounds, which is more than 24,737 of the Tupolev Ant-25. So, are you going to correct your answer?

Bob Gorby

The 1 pictured

Cari G.

Congrats to our newest author on their first published q! Way ot of my knowledge base.

teacherchicky

Poor question if that was the answer he wanted; otherwise he's wrong.

Bob Whitehead

jkraemer, are correct

Julie Allen

The largest single engine prop that is the Breguet Alize (18190 lbs). It is much larger than the AT -802, PC -12, or An-2. The largest single engine jet is the MiG-27 (44753 lbs).