Stratolaunch carrier aircraft

E90345

aircraft carrier aircraft experimental aircraft twin-fuselage aircraft

The Stratolaunch carrier aircraft is a massive twin-fuselage, six-engine aircraft designed to air-launch rockets into space, notable for having the largest wingspan of any airplane ever built.

Aliases (1)

Model 351 Stratolaunch ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft → carrier aircraft → experimental aircraft → twin-fuselage aircraft →
airframeDesigner	Scaled Composites NERFINISHED →
category	largest aircraft by wingspan →
centralWingSectionUse	payload mounting →
cockpitLocation	right fuselage →
constructionMaterial	composite materials →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crewPlacement	right fuselage →
designer	Scaled Composites NERFINISHED →
engineModel	Pratt & Whitney PW4056 →
engineType	turbofan →
firstFlightDate	2019-04-13 →
firstFlightLocation	Mojave Air and Space Port →
intendedUse	air-launch orbital rockets →
landingGearType	tricycle landing gear →
launchBase	Mojave Air and Space Port →
launchMethod	air launch →
launchOperator	Stratolaunch Systems →
launchVehicleCarried	hypersonic test vehicles → rockets →
manufacturer	Stratolaunch Systems →
namedAfter	Stratolaunch Systems project →
notableFor	largest wingspan of any airplane ever built →
numberOfEngines	6 →
numberOfFuselages	2 →
numberOfMainLandingGearLegs	12 →
operator	Stratolaunch Systems →
powerplantSourceAircraft	Boeing 747-400 →
primaryRole	air-launch platform → rocket carrier aircraft →
programType	private spaceflight program →
projectFounder	Paul Allen →
propulsionLayout	six-engine wing-mounted →
status	operational →
tailConfiguration	twin tail →
takeoffWeightClass	very heavy aircraft →
wingConfiguration	high wing →
wingspan	117 m → 385 ft →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Scaled Composites ("Model 351 Stratolaunch") →	designed
Scaled Composites →	notableWork