Do, you have any idea of the biggest means of transportation? Surprisingly, we have many means of transport that are even bigger than we ever thought of. Here I’m discussing about few of them, you can jump to the original list prepared by Gadling too.
The world’s biggest airplane:
Do you know Airbus A380 is not the biggest plane in the world? Shocked? That’s right. The biggest plane in the world is the Ukrainian built Antonov-225 strategic air lifter. It is 291 feet and has maximum take off weight of 1.3 million pounds. It is also the heaviest airplane in the world which carried the Soviet’s Buran space shuttle on its back.
World’s largest paper airplane is 26 feet long.
The world’s longest train:
The world’s longest train is in Mauritania which is a staggering 1.8 miles long. You need to check out this video to know about the train.
The world’s longest train ride is the 7-day, 5777-mile train ride on the Trans-Siberian Express and the world’s longest train station name belongs to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a station in Wales.
World’s largest ship:
Knock Nevis Super Tanker is the largest ship in the world. It is 1504 feet long and is capable of ferrying 4.2 million barrels of oil. It takes 5.5 miles for this super tanker to stop.
The world’s longest, tallest and the widest ocean liner is the super-elegant Queen Mary2. It is 1132 feet and you can watch the video of the passing QE2 on the QM2 website.
World’s tallest unicycle is 114.8 feet and it is as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
World’s largest unicycle wheel has a diameter of 73 inches.
The world’s longest skateboard was built by Moshe Arazi, Aaron Lyon, and David Micley.
The world’s longest truck rolls in at a whopping 182 feet. It has 6 trailers and can shuttle 200 tons of iron ore at 40 miles per hour.
The longest motorcycle in the world is Oleg Rogov’s hand-crafted 31 foot, 4 inch motorcycle.
The world’s largest bus is China’s 82-foot long Super-liner. It has 5 doors and 40 seats.
Thanks: Willy Volk
