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

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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.

The plane rolls around with the aid of 28 wheels.

Once airborne, it is powered by six 747 aircraft engines.

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.

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Trying their hands in the aviation sector init?

The graphic above illustrates the Stratolaunch's wingspan compared to other aircraft models, including the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and the Airbus A380-800.

Sometimes I look at big aircraft and then I conclude,



Na only oyibo know how this thing take dey fly.

fadario:
Sometimes I look at big aircraft and then I conclude,



Na only oyibo know how this thing take dey fly.

simple physics

http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html

Efewestern:


simple physics

http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html

Bro, not everybody sees it as simple. It amazes me as well.

I no enter o

As simple as the physics may be, Nigeria cannot try it.

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Like say na Paper Kite.. Simple Physics Ko... Difficult Biology ni

I dont know if you consider the Size, Shapes, Length, Technology, Engineering Level, Design and all sort of things to look at before saying is a simple physics..

Na 2 in 1 plane naw. But its beaitiful.

fadario:
Sometimes I look at big aircraft and then I conclude,

Na only oyibo know how this thing take dey fly.

Our witches and wizards can fly too. Contact anyone of them closer to your area.

Is microsoft into airplane production?

But if this double plane go crash ehn? Na die. Double pilot. I shake my head!

This is outstanding

nepapole:

Bro, not everybody sees it as simple. It amazes me as well.

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.

Efewestern:


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.

Yes exactly. Well said.

But where are we going self? Are we going to meet God in heaven?

OrestesDante:
Is microsoft into airplane production?

But if this double plane go crash ehn? Na die. Double pilot. I shake my head!

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

Efewestern:


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.

well said

Explorers:
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.

Wow, so Nice.

Explorers:
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

Ayam speeckless!

Oh Nigeria my country

What a beauty

My passion to fly plane eh...no be Nigeria

okay ooo....

Wonderful...

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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"

Oblitz:
As simple as the physics may be, Nigeria cannot try it.

Our Witches can. Benin People day fly too na.