Airplane with world's longest wingspan takes flight, beating Spruce Goose record
by Associated Press in Los Angeles from on (#4D3D3)
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A giant six-engine aircraft with the world's longest wingspan - surpassing Howard Hughes' infamous Spruce Goose - took off from California on its first flight on Saturday.
The behemoth, twin-fuselage Stratolaunch jet lifted off from Mojave Air and Space Port and climbed into the desert sky 70 miles north of Los Angeles. It landed two hours later.
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