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The world’s largest airplane by wingspan took flight for the first time on Saturday in California. Called the Stratolaunch, if successful, it will be used as a cheaper alternative to rockets for launching satellites into orbit.
Its wingspan stretches to 117 meters, which is wider than an American football field. That makes it the world’s widest plane but not the longest nose to tail. It’s powered by 6 jet engines of the type found on a Boeing 747. Stratolaunch was built by a company of the same name set up in 2011 by Paul Allen, the late co-founder of Microsoft.
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