The gigantic Stratolaunch program, envisioned and spearheaded by the late Paul G. Allen, has successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft. With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the Stratolaunch aircraft took flight at 0658 PDT, Saturday, from the Mojave Air & Space Port. Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 17,000
"Just like the E190-E2, we once again obtained type certification simultaneously from three major world regulatory authorities. This is another great achievement from our engineering and program teams." Source: Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, Embraer president & CEO.
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