World’s biggest ever airplane unveiled by Microsoft co-founder
Now that is one big plane!
This is officially the world's largest plane, with a wing span bigger than a football field!
The Stratolaunch carrier plane was revealed to the public when it was rolled out of its hanger to undergo fueling tests.
The giant plane is designed to launch rockets into orbit from an altitude of around 30,000 feet. It has a wingspan of 385 feet (117 m), a length of 238 feet (72 m) and a tail height of 50 feet (15 m).
The co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen tweeted a picture.
.@Stratolaunch came out of the hangar for fuel testing. More pictures soon! pic.twitter.com/RCNgSpgG6W
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) May 31, 2017
The Stratolaunch aircraft came out of the hangar – for the first time ever – to conduct aircraft fueling tests: https://t.co/dyLto0HSGM pic.twitter.com/ve3YdUyOQg
— Stratolaunch (@Stratolaunch) May 31, 2017
Here's video of the first roll out of the world's largest plane. pic.twitter.com/RJarl0dFRJ
— Stratolaunch (@Stratolaunch) June 1, 2017