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 ===== McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender =====
 The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is the world's largest fuel capacity tanker aircraft. With a 164-foot wingspan, the aircraft can transport a vast amount of fuel—52,250 gallons. [([[https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104520/kc-10-extender/|Air Force]])]
+===== Stratolaunch =====
+Paul Allen's Stratolaunch is a beast of a plane. The composite six-engine, twin-fuselage aircraft boasts the world's largest wingspan: 385 feet from tip to tip. Stratolaunch's wings would extend a further 12.5 feet through the goalposts on both sides if it were positioned on a football field. The plane is designed to take rockets into the stratosphere and drop them there, where they will launch into space. [([[https://www.wired.com/story/stratolaunch-airplane-burt-rutan-paul-allen/|Wired]])]
+===== Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) =====
+The Tupolev Tu-160 is the world's largest and heaviest supersonic and combat aircraft. The aircraft is also the largest variable-geometry "swing wing" aircraft. The Tu-160 (NATO code: Blackjack) has a wing span of 183 feet. Only 36 of the planes were ever constructed. The Tu-160, designed by the Soviet Union, first flew in 1981 and went on to set 44 world records. It was the last bomber built for the Soviet Union. [([[https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tu-160-blackjack/|Airforce Technology]])]
+{{tag>flight technology}}

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