How Things Work on Instagram: "An airplane larger than a football field refers to the Stratolaunch, which has the widest wingspan of any aircraft ever flown—about 385 feet (117 meters). A standard American football field, including end zones, is 360 feet long, so the Stratolaunch’s wings stretch wider than the entire field is long. The aircraft was designed as a flying launch platform, carrying rockets under its center wing and releasing them at high altitude to reduce fuel needed for space laun