Photos guys we need photos
Whiling away the time monitoring an SC Challenge, I thought I may as well oblige!
Courtesy of henry crun: the ANT-25
1933: Wingspan: 34m (111 ft 7 in), Length: 13.9m (45 ft 7 in), Height: 5.5m (18 ft 1 in)
Powerplant: 1 × Mikulin AM-34, 560 kW (750 hp (later forced to 874 hp)) at 1,760 rpm for cruise
Courtesy of Haraka: the Linke-Hofmann R.II
1919: Wingspan: 42.16 m (138 ft 4 in), Length: 20.316 m (66 ft 7-7/8 in), Height: 7.1 m (23 ft 3-5/8 in)
Power was supplied by four 252 horsepower (188 kW). Mercedes D.IVa engines, arranged in pairs, in the central fuselage driving the propeller through clutches, shafts and gearboxes.
As Haraka intimated, the Linke-Hoffman R.II was
probably the largest single propeller aircraft ever built and flown