This was reported by CNN, according to Ukrinform.

The world’s largest cargo plane is being developed in the USA / Photo: Radia

“Colorado-based energy startup Radia is developing the largest aircraft in aviation history. “The mission of the WindRunner aircraft will be to deliver giant 300-foot-long (91.4 m) wings directly to wind power plants,” the developers said.

The aircraft will use sustainable aviation fuel and will only need a dirt or gravel runway for landing. It will be able to land on runways 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) long, which no other large commercial aircraft can do.

WindRunner is expected to surpass the An-225, the heaviest aircraft ever built, which was destroyed at the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

WindRunner will have a cargo hold volume of 272,000 cubic feet, which is equivalent to the volume of three Olympic-sized swimming pools. It is 12 times larger and 127 feet longer than the Boeing 747-400. Its wingspan is 261 feet.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian-made An-225 Mriya, one of the largest and most powerful aircraft in the world, burned down at the end of February 2022 as a result of an air attack by Russian troops on Gostomel airport near Kiev. .