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plane will be the largest cargo aircraft ever built
Radia made the announcement in June 2025.The main goal is to solve a big problem for wind energy: moving huge wind turbine blades to places
that trucks and trains cannot reach.The WindRunner will be 108 meters long and 80 meters wide
Its cargo area will hold 7,700 cubic meters, which is twelve times more than a Boeing 747.The plane can carry up to 80 tons and fit objects
These features mean it can move the biggest wind turbine blades straight to wind farm sites.Radia plans to use the WindRunner to load these
large blades at airports and fly them directly to remote areas
The plane can land on dirt runways as short as 1,800 meters.This makes it possible to deliver large cargo without building new roads or
Wind EnergyThe company has a strong background in aerospace projects and has worked on major aircraft before.Other partners include Leonardo
from Italy and Aernnova from Spain, who will build other parts of the plane.Radia will use proven technology and standard airplane parts to
avoid risks and speed up the project.The company has already tested a small model in a wind tunnel and will move on to building full-size
test planes.Radia will not sell the WindRunner to other companies
Instead, it will use its own fleet to deliver wind blades and other large cargo.Experts believe the market for onshore wind energy could be
worth $10 trillion by 2050.Larger wind turbines can make clean energy cheaper, but their size makes them hard to move.The WindRunner could
help fix this problem by making it easier and faster to build wind farms in new places.Radia expects the WindRunner to start flying before
