Scaled Composites, LLC made aviation history today with the flight of the largest wingspan aircraft. During this initial flight, the team tested out specific handling qualities to validate the design.

For more than 70 years, the Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed Spruce Goose, held the record for the largest wingspan aircraft that has ever flown. With a length of nearly 320 feet (97,5 meters) and a ...

MOJAVE/EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (KERO) — Stratolaunch specializes in hypersonic flight and was featured in an exclusive media tour that included Scaled Composites and Edwards Air Force Base. Edwards Air ...

The world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, built in collaboration between Scaled Composites LLC (Mojave, Calif., U.S.) and Stratolaunch (Seattle, Wash., U.S.), completed its initial flight on April 13, ...

Stratolaunch is making some history even as it scales back its ambitions -- the company has successfully flown the world's largest aircraft, the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch, for the first time. The ...