This is the world's largest airplane (Photos)The Stratolaunch is designed to carry into space, and drop, a rocket that would in turn ignite to deploy satellites. The Stratolaunch is so big its wing span is longer than a football field, or about 1.5 times that of an Airbus A380. The world's largest airplane -- a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines -- made its first test flight on Saturday in California.The mega jet carried out its maiden voyage over the Mojave Desert. The aircraft is so big its wing span is longer than a football field, or about 1.5 times that of an Airbus A380. Specifically, the wing span is 117 meters; that of an Airbus A380 is just under 80.The plane flew Saturday for about two and a half hours, Stratolaunch said.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2019 10:15 UTC