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September 21, 2017 03:16 pm GMT

Big fat Stratolaunch plane tests all six of its engines

Remember the "Roc"? The awe-inspiring, gigantic carrier aircraft from Stratolaunch, the company owned by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen?

SEE ALSO: Microsoft cofounder tweets a picture of his ginormous rocket-launching plane

Back in June, it was ready to make its first rollout for a series of tests, starting with fuel testing. 

Well, this week the six-engine mothership completed its first round of engine testing, as tweeted by Allen: 

Started up @Stratolaunch's six 747 engines for the first time this past weekend!

Read more: https://t.co/kuYH7YgJYG pic.twitter.com/CM2E2r9TsG

— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) September 19, 2017 Read more...

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