At 385 feet, its wingspan is longer than a football field.Īnd now the giant Stratolaunch - the largest plane ever built and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s project to lift rockets into the stratosphere before they are launched into space - is on the move. It weighs 500,000 pounds, more than the biggest 747. A big, cylindrical pod with rounded ends and a a "clean" interior, no obstacle for oversized payloads.Ĭlamshell doors at both ends, and a wide ramp to load and unload very large payloads.īring this one back, but using Roc as basis !Ĭonsidering the Roc payload and the large space between the two fuselages, one could certainly hangs one hell of a pod there.Watch Video: World’s largest plane emerges from hangar The Roc probably has more engine power, better aerodynamics and a lighter structure than the An-225. I mean, it could be build with a larger diameter, or longer, to swallow payloads the An-225 can't handle. Hence there are probably internal limits to payloads volume and dimensions.īy a contrast a cargo pod clung between Roc fuselages could be specially shaped to beat the An-225 cargo hold limitations. The An-225 fuselage is, well, a fuselage derived from the An-124. I'm tempted to say - give Roc a huge cargo pod and use it to beat the crap out of the An-225 ! That's the only way to salvage something useful out of that fiasco. The entire effort seemed half-hearted from the start.īut how silly it is, to use that enormous bird to launch tiny Pegasus rockets, that are also extremely expensive, and with few payloads !!! that thing never got a "true" rocket and a market along it. Not sure Paul allen company could have build that. As for the spaceplane shown, with or without Roc, with a SSME derivative it would need a propellant mass fraction of 0.92 or more, in short, a Venture Star like SSTO. Stratolaunch's rocket could launch 7 mt satellites, but to LEO. GEO comsats: air launch limited the rocket to 200 tons, too small for GEO with 7 mt Comsats Virgin build their air-launched rocket from a plain old 747. way too huge and expensive to launch cubesats, if compared to Rocketlab Electron As of Monday afternoon, he ranked 21st on Forbes’ list of billionaires with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion. At this time of loss and grief for us – and so many others – we are profoundly grateful for the care and concern he demonstrated every day.”Īllen, longtime CEO of Microsoft, also ranked among the world’s wealthiest individuals. “For all the demands on his schedule, there was always time for family and friends. Paul’s family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and deep concern,” she said in a statement. “While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much-loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend. His sister, Jody, said he was “a remarkable individual on every level.” said Monday on behalf of his family.Īllen passed away Monday afternoon in Seattle at 65 years old, Vulcan said. Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Vulcan Inc. CNBC - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65
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