Determining the "biggest" vehicle depends on what criteria you're using:
By Weight:
- The title of the heaviest vehicle goes to the Bagger 288, a German-made bucket-wheel excavator. This behemoth weighs a staggering 13,500 tons, is 220 meters long, and stands 96 meters tall. It was designed for strip mining and is capable of moving 240,000 tons of earth per day.
By Size (Volume):
- The largest vehicle by volume is arguably the Seawise Giant, a supertanker built in 1979. This ship was 458 meters long and had a capacity of over 564,763 deadweight tons. It was later renamed Jahre Viking and scrapped in 2010.
By Length:
- The longest vehicle ever built is the F-100 Super Sabre, a supersonic jet fighter. It has a wingspan of 37 meters and is 22.6 meters long. However, it's important to note that this measurement includes the wings, making it the longest vehicle by wingspan.
By Height:
- The tallest vehicle ever built is the Terex 382B, a mining shovel. It stands 10 stories tall and weighs over 800 tons. It's used for digging and loading large quantities of overburden in open-pit mines.
Ultimately, the answer to the question of the biggest vehicle depends on the criteria used for comparison.
