WindRunner – world’s biggest plane

A U.S.-based energy startup, Radia, has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest cargo aircraft, WindRunner. The aircraft will deliver giant blades directly to land-based wind farms

Radia Windrunner
Range: 2,000km (with max payload of 72,575kg)
Cruise speed: March 0.6 (740km/h)
Ceiling: 12,525m
Wingspan: 80m

Designed to land on semi-prepared airstrips as short as 1,800m

Two 105m-long blades can be loaded through nose cargo door

108m
70.6m
Boeing 747-400


 Sources: AVweb, CNN, Radia Inc. Picture: Radia Inc. © GRAPHIC NEWS