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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinMaywa_US-2 The ShinMaywa US-2 (formerly Shin Meiwa) is a Japanese large STOL amphibious aircraft designed for air-sea rescue (SAR) work. The US-2 is scheduled to replace the older Shin Meiwa US-1A. With the Shin Meiwa US-1A fleet introduced in the 1970s beginning...

more at http://www.space.com/37046-stratolaunch-worlds-largest-airplane-first-rollout.html Billionaire Paul Allen's private spaceflight company Stratolaunch has just unveiled the world's biggest airplane: a massive carrier plane with a wingspan longer than an entire football field. The colossal...