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Meet WindRunner: The airplane set to become the largest aircraft ever built 

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Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The maximum payload weight will be 160,000 lbs (72.575kg).

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Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s

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More than 200 of those aircraft remain in service as cargo carriers, and around 50 are still flying passengers today. The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit. RELATED Cargo giants: which aircraft can carry the most freight?

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