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Worlds largest new airplane took flight for the first time

Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:07 pm
Posted by dustytiger123
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2008
875 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:07 pm
It will be used to launch future rockets and satellites from an altitude of 35k feet

Stratolaunch
Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
12266 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:15 pm to
That's a golly whopper. But it's ugly
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38560 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:16 pm to
Here's the pic

This post was edited on 4/13/19 at 8:18 pm
Posted by FightingTigers138
In your thoughts
Member since Dec 2016
6009 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:17 pm to
They just took two planes and glued them together. No big deal. Im pretty sure the whole center piece is wrapped with tape too.


This post was edited on 4/13/19 at 8:20 pm
Posted by MileHighDraw
Member since May 2018
1911 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:19 pm to
Gross.
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
57778 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:20 pm to
I did shite like that when I was ten.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:20 pm to
That thing's gotta be a bitch for the pilot to land sitting so far off centerline.
Posted by Duffnshank
Member since Jan 2019
929 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:24 pm to
So will there be more leg room and wider seats for the larger folks?
Posted by Mulat
Avalon Bch, FL
Member since Sep 2010
17517 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:27 pm to
quote:

That's a golly whopper. But it's ugly


cool looking to me
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79742 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:30 pm to
Wasn't this one of Paul Allen's pet projects?
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:40 pm to
quote:

That thing's gotta be a bitch for the pilot to land sitting so far off centerline.




Probably set up to auto land, why trust it to a pilot.
Posted by just1dawg
Virginia
Member since Dec 2011
1495 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:05 pm to
Hot damn, the thing actually flies.

Stratolaunch First Flight

The aircraft with the world's longest wingspan is no longer the Spruce Goose. However, the Stratolaunch is still shorter and weighs considerably less at max gross than the An-225 and is not as tall as the A380. But still huge in its own right, of course.

Posted by ScaryClown
Member since Nov 2016
5847 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:18 pm to
This is fake and a joke. It’s two airplanes glued together in photoshop fools.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33733 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:35 pm to
Let me help you out...here’s a photo:

Looks like they took a jumbo jet, sliced it down the middle, and put a metal plank in between.

This post was edited on 4/13/19 at 9:38 pm
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
15168 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:44 pm to
Ughhh...does each flight deck crew not like each other or something..?
Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR
Member since Dec 2004
31164 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:46 pm to


This post was edited on 4/13/19 at 9:47 pm
Posted by Jyrdis
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Member since Aug 2015
13532 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 9:50 pm to
Allthe windmills in the rear of that pic...ugh...must be a lot of cancer in that area.
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
40396 posts
Posted on 4/13/19 at 10:23 pm to
Reminds me of

Posted by NOLAManBlog
The Big Nasty
Member since Dec 2012
1225 posts
Posted on 4/14/19 at 12:02 am to
What are the specs
Posted by HerkFlyer
Auburn, AL
Member since Jan 2018
3212 posts
Posted on 4/14/19 at 12:04 am to
Hope they got MCAS right on this one.
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