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Stratolaunch, the world's largest twin aircraft has just completed a speed test on the runway

Stratolaunch - a giant double-body aircraft, with a wingspan of 385 ft (117m) is getting closer to the sky when it has just finished its second test, showing it reaches a speed of 46 mph (74 km / h) when Move on the runway at Mojave, California.

Released back in 2011, Stratolaunch Systems is one of several companies trying to develop a large aircraft. After years of development, the first large-scale aircraft made its public debut last year, it has undergone a series of successful testing stages and is scheduled to make its first flight in late 2019 or early. 2020.

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The first successful test took place in December last year when the plane moved on the runway at a speed of 45km / hour. This allows engineers to monitor systems such as steering, braking, anti-skid and remote monitoring. Now, the manufacturing group has accelerated the aircraft to 74 km / h, a new video of Stratolaunch Systems shows the giant aircraft running on the runway with six Pratt & Whitney jet engines.

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Although no specific date and time are announced for the next test phase, if the test engineers team successfully flew into the air, it will be the largest aircraft flying in the sky. With a wingspan of 117m, the aircraft weighs about 226,000 kg and is designed to carry a load of 249,476kg.

Some other images of this giant aircraft:

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Stratolaunch test video

In 2011, co-founder of Stratolaunch Systems, Paul Allen said: "They are in the beginning of a fundamental change in the aviation industry." It seems like an ambitious statement 7 years ago, but after watching this giant plane roll on the runway in 2018, this statement is no longer so far away. Let's wait for the day when this plane wingspan in the sky.

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