Radia WindRunner, designed to carry wind turbines, will take the title of “world’s largest aircraft” from Antonov An-225 Mriya with its gigantic dimensions.
Today, renewable energy has become a necessity, not a choice. The two most prominent technologies in this regard are solar energy panels and wind turbines. The problem is that wind turbines are such large structures that it is very difficult to move them from one place to another by land vehicles. radia initiative called WindRunner plans to overcome this problem with the aircraft named.
108 meters longThe aircraft has a height of 24 meters and a wingspan of 80 meters. 80 tons It will have load carrying capacity. As you can imagine, Radia WindRunner, which has a payload capacity twelve times higher than a Boeing 747, requires a special runway of 1,800 meters. The primary purpose of producing this aircraft is to carry wind turbines ranging in length from 45 to 90 meters and weighing up to 35 tons.
Thanks to WindRunner, the cost of generating energy from wind can be reduced by 35%
Radia said in his statement about the plane, “Today’s wind turbines and larger ones to be produced in the future cannot be transported to wind power plants by road. This logistical obstacle was the main inspiration for the WindRunner project.” he said. Mark Lundstrom, rocket scientist from MIT, recently seven years He says he spent a lot of time improving WindRunner’s design.
WindRunner will blow up the wind energy industry, both literally and figuratively. Once the aircraft starts operating, not only will it become easier to transport wind turbines, but it will also pave the way for larger wind turbines. According to experts, the production of larger wind turbines Helps increase energy production by 20% and reduce its cost by 35% it could be.
Soviet Antonov will lose its title as the world’s largest aircraft
produced by the Soviet Union Antonov An-225 MriyaIt had a length of 84 meters, a height of 18 meters, and a wingspan of 88 meters. If realized, Radia WindRunner will have the title of “world’s largest aircraft”. Surprisingly, WindRunner, which can carry 80 tons of load, is 250 tons It cannot come close to the carrying capacity of Antonov. Of course, it should not be forgotten that WindRunner was produced for a need related to size, not weight.