{"id":239777,"date":"2021-04-30T21:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/worlds-widest-plane-completes-second-test-flight-in-california\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T21:20:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:20:53","slug":"worlds-widest-plane-completes-second-test-flight-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/worlds-widest-plane-completes-second-test-flight-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"#World’s widest plane completes second test flight in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#World’s widest plane completes second test flight in California<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The massive Stratolaunch \u2014 an airplane with the world\u2019s longest wingspan, powered by six engines \u2014 flew this week for the second time over the Southern California desert.<\/p>\n

The catamaran-looking aircraft, which features two cockpits on separate fuselages, took off Thursday from the Mojave Air and Space Port two years after its maiden flight, following a change in ownership and purpose.<\/p>\n

\"Stratolaunch's
The new owners initially plan to use it for launches of reusable hypersonic flight research vehicles.<\/figcaption>
REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are airborne,\u201d the Stratolaunch company tweeted about 7:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The plane, a behemoth with a wingspan of 385 feet named Roc, reached a maximum altitude of 14,000 feet and a top speed of 199 mph during Thursday\u2019s test flight, according to Space.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It landed safely about three hours later on its 28 wheels \u2014 and Stratolaunch called the test a success. <\/p>\n

\"The
The plane has a wingspan of 385 feet.<\/figcaption>
REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Roc was developed by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, who died just months before it flew for the first time in April 2019.<\/p>\n

\"The
It landed safely about three hours after takeoff.<\/figcaption>
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He intended to use it as a carrier aircraft for space launches, transporting satellite-laden rockets under the center of the wing and releasing them at high altitude. <\/p>\n

\"The
The catamaran-looking aircraft features two cockpits on separate fuselages.<\/figcaption>
REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new owners initially plan to use it as a carrier aircraft for launches of reusable hypersonic flight research vehicles.<\/p>\n

Hypersonic describes flights at speeds of at least Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.\n <\/div>\n

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