THE world's largest plane dubbed "Skytanic" which can carry 12 times more than a Boeing 747 is being eyed up by the US military.

Officially called WindRunner, the colossal aircraft is set to carry cargo in the skies by 2030 - but could be used for a different purpose by the army .

WindRunner will clock in at an incredible 356ft - longer than the pitch at Wembley - and will be 79ft tall.

The company behind it, Radia, has already been working on the plans for almost a decade.

While it will be a versatile vehicle, the size and shape of WindRunner have been carefully designed to accommodate one specific item: wind turbines.

Wind turbine blades are enormous and incredibly tricky to transport on roads, and normal planes are too small to handle them.

But now the US military

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