Originally Posted by Braniff
A 747 of course !
BTW: I was told by a colleague that the 757 had the most "over-powered" engines needed for a plane its size - because it was I suppose the first in this area. He said that a one engine 757 was better than a 3-enginge DC-8.
This is true. A 752 can takeoff on 1 engine from dead stop on most runways. A 752 can takeoff on runways under a mile in length. (I love taking off on a 752 from SNA) A 752 has engines that put out ~35K lb thrust, where as a 738 and 739 (about the same pax loads) only put out like 24K each.