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When his relationship with his longtime friend and companion in the technology quest, Bill Gates, was disrupted, Paul Allen left Microsoft but retained his shares and the financial benefits of the gold company he co-founded with him. Gates.

Allen has been involved in many projects and companies, most of which of course involved technology in many areas. From computers and telecommunications to space technologies. Despite a serious illness that had plagued him for many years, Allen's restless spirit always envisioned new challenges. One of them was to build the largest aircraft he has ever flown.

For this purpose he created in 2011 the aircraft company Stratolaunch Systems. The goal was to build an aircraft that could fly not only inside our planet but also outside of it either by launching, transporting space satellites or cargo to the International Space Station.

The construction of the Stratolaunch as the ship was named was largely kept secret by creating a mystery around it. But no matter how hard you try to keep it a secret, it is not very easy to hide a boat that weighs 590 tons, has six engines, 28 wheels and a wingspan of 117 meters.

Some call it a flying catamaran because there are two fuselages mounted under a huge transport surface. It has a three-member crew sitting on the right fuselage to be able to control the aircraft. The designers of the boat relied on the Boeing 747 aircraft type and made a dual version of them.

The giant aircraft is currently being tested in the Mojave Desert, which is the headquarters of Stratolaunch Systems. On Thursday, April 29, the most important one that has taken place so far took place with the boat that his company has given the nickname "Roc" flying at an altitude of 4,267 meters and remains in the air for 3 hours and 14 minutes. The company executives say they are excited about the test results, however there is still no timetable for when the giant aircraft will start its routes.

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