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biggest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

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hi,

i'm wondering what is the biggest aircraft registered in Canada, I know AC fly some 777 but there is anything bigger????
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Pratt flies a B-747.
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747SP. I think 777-300ER is bigger.
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What's the biggest unregistered aircraft flying in Canada?
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Re: biggest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

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What do you mean by biggest?

Length?
Wingspan?
MTOW?
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Re: biggest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

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How about an Airbus A-400-M

Scratch that, one hasn't landed in Canada yet.
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I mean biggest by MTOW
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777-300ER MTOW 775,000 lb (351,500 kg)

I can't think of any that would beat that.
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For those of you curious:

Pratt & Whitney Canada B747SP
C-FPAW
MTOW: 298917.37 kgs.

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The Martin Mars ! :idea:
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Re: biggest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

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a triple set of triple 7's

GAGA
GAGB
GABC

(search Civil aircraft registry by MCTOW)
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I think GAGA and GAGB 747-200s
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Isn't the mtow of the 747-400 series 870,000 lbs?
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BGH wrote:Isn't the mtow of the 747-400 series 870,000 lbs?
Yes, in that ballpark. Are there an 744's here though? Are the former AC birds parked in the desert and still owned by them, or are they in service somewhere else now?
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AC doesn't fly any 747s anymore. I know they are leasing out quite a few 767s so maybe some of their 747s are flying with other airlines.
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Air Canada no longer has 747s. Not sure where they all went, but I know a couple of the -400s from Canadian last I heard flying in Argentina.

As far as I know Canada's largest aircraft right now are the 777-300ERs.
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So what's the smallest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

LnS.
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lownslow wrote:So what's the smallest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

LnS.
Weight wise some sort of Ultra Light kite type deal , or a BD-5 non ultra light?
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Wonder what the g/h burn rate on a 777 is..... Can't imagine very good!!!
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lownslow wrote:So what's the smallest registered aircraft flying in Canada?

LnS.
CriCri

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