World’s biggest airplane completes first flight
Stratolaunch said the jet hit altitudes of up to 17,000 feet above the Mojave Desert, while performance and handling qualities were evaluated.The twin-fuselage, six-engine Stratolaunch jet, landed two hours after taking off CEO Jean Floyd said the aircraft made a ‘spectacular’ landing The previous record was held by the Hughes’ propeller-driven H-4 Hercules, or ‘Spruce Goose,’ flying boat, which made a single brief test flight in 1947.
Established by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Stratolaunch is vying to be a contender in the satellite launch market. Mr Allen died in October 2018. The aircraft is designed to release rockets attached to the centre of its enormous wing, which stretches 385 feet from tip to tip.
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