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The world's biggest plane The Stratolaunch inches closer to takeoff
2018-08-21
[Mail] The world's largest plane, Stratolaunch, could be just months away from its first flight.

The aircraft - which is the vision of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen - has a wingspan longer than a football field and comes equipped with two cockpits, 28 wheels and six engines normally used to power 747 jumbo jets.

Eventually will be used to transport rockets carrying satellites and even a newly revealed manned space plane into the Earth's upper atmosphere, where they will blast off into space.

Now, Allen has said it will finally take the the skies 'this fall'.
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  I predict an inflight structural failure.
Posted by: Unomoth Angavilet8605   2018-08-21 17:32  

#9  Consider it an exercise in computer controlled precision formation flying.
Posted by: KBK   2018-08-21 13:45  

#8   Burt Rutan, obviously.
Posted by: KBK   2018-08-21 13:42  

#7  You'd think they would at least strut the two tails together for a stiffer airframe over all.
Posted by: Boss Spoper5850   2018-08-21 13:39  

#6  K-7
Posted by: KBK   2018-08-21 13:38  

#5  Think that central girder is bendy?
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-08-21 10:58  

#4  I wonder what would happen if this plane has to fly through severe turbulence
Posted by: lord garth   2018-08-21 08:43  

#3  And we all know how successful those were.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-08-21 08:42  

#2  Reminds me of some of the aircraft the Luftwaffe came up with for towing gliders
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2018-08-21 06:39  

#1  Looks like it might split in two.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-08-21 04:56  

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