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June 1, 2017 12:06 pm GMT
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Microsoft cofounder tweets a picture of his ginormous rocket-launching plane
Now THAT is a really big f***ing plane!
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has posted on Twitter a picture of the ginormous carrier aircraft from his company Stratolaunch Systems. It's making its first rollout to begin fuel testing:
.@Stratolaunch came out of the hangar for fuel testing. More pictures soon! pic.twitter.com/RCNgSpgG6W
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) May 31, 2017
Nicknamed the "Roc," the six-engine mothership has the longest wingspan of any aircraft ever built — 385 feet — weighs 500,000 lbs, and is designed to carry rockets between its two fuselages and launch them into space. Read more...
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