Stratolaunch Systems, the space transport company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has debuted the Roc, a giant carrier plane currently being built in Mojave, California, that is set to become the largest aircraft ever made with a wingspan measuring 385 feet–65 feet longer than the infamous Spruce Goose built by Howard Hughes. Flight testing on the 28-wheeled vehicle, named for a mythic bird of prey, will begin this year with launch operations scheduled to start in 2018.
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