The world’s biggest plane the Stratolaunch Model 351 (Roc) carried the Talon-A hypersonic test spacecraft aloft today from the Mojave Desert.
The flight will focus on measuring the aerodynamic loads on the Talon-A vehicle while mated to Roc.
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Stratolaunch Roc has the largest wingspan of any aircraft at 117 meters which is much greater than the 88.4 meters of the An-225 which was destroyed by the Russians.
The aircraft is designed to carry a payload slung between the two fuselages weighing up to 250 tonnes.
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