Stratolaunch’s Roc—the world’s biggest airplane by wingspan—was built by Scaled Composites as a one-of-a-kind air-launch platform for aerial vehicles and aerospace research. Roc is expected to begin commercial operations late this year from its base at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port.
Stratolaunch released stunning new air-to-air video Thursday, showing spectacular views of Roc, the world’s largest airplane by wingspan.
Stratolaunch, operator of the world’s largest airplane, has unveiled a separation vehicle test article which will be used to demonstrate the massive aircraft’s air-to-launch capabilities.
Stratolaunch says the world’s largest airplane by wingspan, will help the U.S. achieve a “national security imperative” by helping to develop hypersonic weapons.
Stratolaunch released stunning new air-to-air video Thursday, showing spectacular views of Roc, the world’s largest airplane by wingspan.
The world’s largest airplane, Stratolaunch’s Roc, took off from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) Wednesday, flying for the first time with a new pylon crucial to the carrier aircraft’s success.
At Stratolaunch’s facility at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV), engineers, technicians, and flight crews are preparing the world’s largest airplane for its next test flight. Here are a few key facts and figures highlighting the one-of-a-kind air-to-launch carrier airplane known as Roc.
Stratolaunch’s Roc returned to the airfield at Mojave Air and Space Port this week, as crew members prepared the world’s largest airplane for a crucial flight to test its new carrier pylon.
Stratolaunch’s Roc, the world’s largest airplane, made its fourth test flight Thursday over California’s Mojave Air and Space Port with a mission of fully operating all landing gear in flight for the first time.
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