Stratolaunch, the massive aircraft dreamed up by the late Paul Allen, flew for the first time on Saturday, becoming the largest plane by wingspan ever to take to the skies. Company officials did not take questions from reporters and did not address the future of the venture in a news release. It’s also the model used by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, which has developed a space plane capable of taking people to the edge of space. (Matt Hartman/AP)Despite Stratolaunch’s uncertain future, company officials said they were celebrating Saturday’s flight. In 2011, though, he was back, announcing his plans to build the world’s largest airplane.

Source: Washington Post April 13, 2019 17:34 UTC