Big airplanes have correspondingly big fuel tanks that cost big money to top off. ... weighs in at a respectable 8,000 pounds and thus qualifies for our list of big aircraft for private pilots.

The plane's wings span 80 meters, 15 meters more than a 747's, and the jet provides 50 percent more floor space. Yet on a per-seat basis, the A380's four turbofans burn 12 percent less fuel than a ...