Aircraft Carrier
A Ford-class aircraft carrier is a massive nuclear-powered warship designed to deploy and support over 70 aircraft, serving as a mobile airbase for naval operations.
Fun Fact
The Ford-class program totals around $120 billion, making each $13 billion carrier just a fraction of the overall investment despite being the most expensive warship ever built.
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Blimp
A blimp is a type of non-rigid or semi-rigid airship used for advertising, passenger rides, and aerial observation, with the Goodyear Blimp being the most iconic example.
Space Shuttle (per mission)
The Space Shuttle program conducted 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, with the total lifetime cost averaging $1.5 billion per mission when including all program overhead from development through retirement.
Dragline
A dragline is a massive heavy excavator used in surface mining for removing overburden, featuring a long boom and bucket dragged by cables.
Tunnel Boring Machine
A Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is a massive heavy equipment machine used to excavate tunnels with a rotating cutting wheel, typically employed in large-scale infrastructure projects like subways and highways.