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05/05/21 01:05 AM IST

World's largest aeroplane by Stratolaunch completes second test flight

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  • The world's largest aeroplane, designed to transport hypersonic vehicles and facilitate easy access to space, soared into clear skies over California's Mojave Desert.
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  • The company Stratolaunch designed it to transport hypersonic vehicles and facilitate easy access to space.
  • The Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch is an aircraft built for Stratolaunch Systems by Scaled Composites to carry air-launch-to-orbit rockets.
  • The aircraft named ‘Roc’ features a twin-fuselage design and the longest wingspan ever flown, at 385 feet (117 m), surpassing the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat of 321 feet (98 m).
  • The Stratolaunch is intended to carry a 550,000-pound payload and will be able to launch rockets from high altitude. 
Source- News18

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