Watch largest aircraft in the world – longer than a football field – take a test flight

Yup, Cerberus.

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Here’s a fun size comparison, although I wish that the dirigibles were included too:

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It’s kinda amazing that the Spruce Goose is still in that league.

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Thanks, interesting articles. Just a random thought; would it be prudent for someone developing one of these advanced concept aircraft to make a one off built from “spare parts” an integral part of the process? If they were to take advantage of the size and shape options Stratolaunch offers and something were to happen to that plane…

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It’s truly amazing when you see it in person. It’s enormous. Inside the fuselage, it looks like you could have a high school basketball game.

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Yes, but what happens when you land in the wrong place:

And here is the take off:

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Just for perspective: the Roc’s wingspan is just a little over three times the distance the Wright brothers covered in their first powered flight.

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