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Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Explorers(m): 4:58am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen unveiled the world's largest aircraft on Wednesday. The massive plane rolled out by Allen's aerospace firm, Stratolaunch Systems, features the longest wingspan of any aircraft ever built, according to Popular Mechanics. With a wingspan of 385 feet, the six-engine plane will be larger than Howard Hughes' 1947 H-4 Hercules, known as the 'Spruce Goose,' and the Antonov An-225, a Soviet-era cargo plane originally built to transport the Buran space shuttle that is currently the world's largest aircraft. The Stratolaunch is an aircraft that is designed tocarry rockets between its two fuselages. In 2011, the project's cost was initially estimated to be at $300million, though there is no word as to the updated figures. After the plane reaches altitude, it would then drop the launch vehicle, which will subsequently fire its boosters and launch into space from the air. https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/paul-allen-showed-off-his-new-rocket-launching-plane-today-it-is-big/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C2973485649 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4560772/Aircraft-wingspan-length-FOOTBALL-FIELD-unveiled.html 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by rxgodwin(m): 4:59am On Jun 01, 2017 |
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Explorers(m): 5:01am On Jun 01, 2017 |
The Stratolaunch, seen above being rolled out of its hangar in California's Mojave Desert on Wednesday, is an aircraft that is designed to carry rockets between its two fuselages. The Stratolaunch weights approximately 500,000 pounds without any cargo. It is designed to carry a maximum takeoff weight of 1.3million pounds. The plane was built by Scaled Composites, an aerospace company founded by Allen's partner in the Stratolaunch project, Burt Rutan. 13 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Explorers(m): 5:03am On Jun 01, 2017 |
The plane rolls around with the aid of 28 wheels. Once airborne, it is powered by six 747 aircraft engines. 10 Likes
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Explorers(m): 5:06am On Jun 01, 2017 |
The advantage of Allen's (above) approach will be the ability to position the plane so satellites can be directly delivered into very precise orbits and do so quickly, without launch range scheduling issues and weather-related delays. Traditionally, satellites and other aircraft have been launched into space from a launchpad. Allen made his fortune alongside Bill Gates. The two men co-founded Microsoft, which changed the way the world uses personal computers. 19 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Jayson1: 5:08am On Jun 01, 2017 |
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by kunlesufyan(m): 5:08am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Trying their hands in the aviation sector init? |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Explorers(m): 5:10am On Jun 01, 2017 |
The graphic above illustrates the Stratolaunch's wingspan compared to other aircraft models, including the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and the Airbus A380-800. 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 5:25am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Sometimes I look at big aircraft and then I conclude, Na only oyibo know how this thing take dey fly. 97 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Efewestern: 5:31am On Jun 01, 2017 |
fadario: simple physics http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html 19 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by nepapole(m): 5:46am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Efewestern:Bro, not everybody sees it as simple. It amazes me as well. 57 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by coolebux(m): 6:04am On Jun 01, 2017 |
I no enter o 1 Like |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Oblitz(m): 6:40am On Jun 01, 2017 |
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by ObiOkpor(m): 6:55am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Na 2 in 1 plane naw. But its beaitiful. |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 6:58am On Jun 01, 2017 |
fadario: Our witches and wizards can fly too. Contact anyone of them closer to your area. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 7:05am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Is microsoft into airplane production? But if this double plane go crash ehn? Na die. Double pilot. I shake my head! 1 Like |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 7:07am On Jun 01, 2017 |
This is outstanding |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Efewestern: 7:10am On Jun 01, 2017 |
nepapole: lolz. I understand.. Just wondering when will Africa invest in science and technology instead of sponsoring religious activities we should invest that money in science, Religion hasn't solve any problem, we should try another means. 27 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 7:14am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Efewestern: Yes exactly. Well said. 2 Likes |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 7:23am On Jun 01, 2017 |
But where are we going self? Are we going to meet God in heaven? 1 Like |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by tk4rd: 7:33am On Jun 01, 2017 |
OrestesDante:I think it is a project they embarked upon so as to help them in further projects of launching satellites into specific orbits.. They are not going to make it commercially available |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by OKUCHI11(m): 7:43am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Efewestern:well said 1 Like |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by julioralph(m): 8:40am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Explorers:Wow, so Nice. |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by MrBONE2(m): 8:43am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Explorers:Ayam speeckless! |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by adeememman(m): 9:11am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Oh Nigeria my country 1 Like |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Kakamorufu(m): 9:21am On Jun 01, 2017 |
What a beauty |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Emusan(m): 9:35am On Jun 01, 2017 |
My passion to fly plane eh...no be Nigeria |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by kniru: 9:58am On Jun 01, 2017 |
okay ooo.... |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 10:25am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Wonderful... |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 10:25am On Jun 01, 2017 |
whites: making life easier for the black race since time immemorial... They be creating... while the black race be using... 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Chiefly(m): 10:25am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Quite spectacular... But the problem with innovations like this is that like the concord and the limo below (longest in the world even had a helipad) , it'll eventually be abandoned. "wanna fly go a moon, but can't find food for the starving tummies" 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Paul Allen Unveils World's Largest Plane With Two Cockpits(Photos). by Nobody: 10:26am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Oblitz: Our Witches can. Benin People day fly too na. 1 Like |
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