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The Worlds Biggest Plane, Is Actually A Hypersonic Launch System

The Worlds Biggest Plane, Is Actually A Hypersonic Launch System

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Stratolaunch, which science/engineering pandas may know, is the worlds biggest plane(wingspan 385 ft) to date. Created by a company of the same name, it carries

Stratolaunch takeoff. The plane has 6 engines, 28 wheels and a max launch weight of 1.3 million pounds.

It’s payload: the ‘Talon A’ hypersonic research rocket

Carrier aircraft

Vs Hughes H4

Vs Antonov AN-255

Vs Airbus A380-800

Vs Boeing 747

It is so wide that it needs a special hangar built for it. The plane stands 50ft tall, 385 ft wide

It needs a very long and very wide runway.

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