more at https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/virgin-orbit-flies-its-rocket-into-the-skies-for-the-first-time/ For the first time, Virgin Orbit has strapped its 21-meter rocket to a modified 747 aircraft and taken to the skies. The company performed this "captive-carry" test flight on Sunday in...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Express The de Havilland Express, also known as the de Havilland D.H.86, was a four-engined passenger aircraft manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company between 1934 and 1937. During 1933, talks between the governments of United Kingdom, India,...