It was the first flight of the world's largest aircraft (longer "than" a football field)

This Saturday in California, aviation has taken a new step. A longer plane than a football field flew for two and a half hours on its first test flight. How is this giant machine and what is it planned to use?

This Saturday, a metal mbad flew over the Mojave Desert in California, United States.

This is the Stratolaunch, a plane with six turbines, two fuselages, a landing gear with a total of 28 tires and a wingspan greater than that of a football field.

The aircraft flew over the Mojave Desert, California, United States. The aircraft, considered the largest in the world, was created by Stratolaunch Systems, founded by the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.

On his first test flight, the Stratolaunch was in the air for two and a half hours. It reaches a height of 5 km and a maximum speed of 680 km / h.

The ship can load more than 220 tons.

The pilots of the aircraft evaluated the performance of the aircraft and carried out maneuvers of control. "It was a fantastic first flight," said Jean Floyd, executive director of Stratolaunch Systems, in a statement. "Today's flight is a step forward in our mission to provide a flexible alternative to systems launched from the ground up."

The Stratolaunch is designed to carry space rockets.

That's for what?

The Stratolaunch has been designed to function as a launch pad for space rockets.

The plane can carry several vehicles for launch. The ship can support a total load of more than 220 tons. According to the Space portal specialist, the ship can carry rockets equipped with satellites and take them to an altitude of about 10 km. At this point, the rockets would be released, so that they would put the satellites into orbit.

The creators of Stratolaunch hope to reduce the costs of space missions.