The World’s Largest Aircraft by Wingspan is Considerably Wider Than a Football Field

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The aircraft, also known as the Model 351, was named ROC after the giant mythological bird capable of lifting elephants in its talons. Initially, the project was designed for launching rockets into space (air-launch-to-orbit – ALTO). After the death of Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and the company Scaled Composites, the aircraft’s manufacturer, the mission was reoriented to testing hypersonic flights launched from the air. Impressive dimen…