World’s widest plane completes second test flight in California

The massive Stratolaunch — an airplane with the world’s longest wingspan, powered by six engines — flew this week for the second time over the Southern California desert.

The catamaran-looking aircraft, which features two cockpits on separate fuselages, took off Thursday from the Mojave Air and Space Port two years after its maiden flight, following a change in ownership and purpose. “We are airborne,” the Stratolaunch company tweeted about 7:30 a.m.