When you execute something asynchronously, you can move on to another task before it finishes. That being, said, in the context of computers this translates into executing a process or task on another thread.. A thread is a series of commands--a block of code--that exists as a unit of work.
Behold, the largest plane in the US Air Force. At 222 feet across, almost 300 feet long, and 65 feet tall at its tail, Lockheed Martin's C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport aircraft in the US Air Force. With a cargo hull 121 feet long and 19 feet across, the C-5 is a flying warehouse that can carry a combat-ready military unit or deliver necessary supplies anywhere in the world.
By Patrick Gillespie2014-03-03 18:08:01 UTC. The Wright Brothers flew their first flight in a 21 ft. airplane over the Outer Banks of North Carolina. About 14 of their planes could fit inside the world's newest, largest aircraft, the Airlander, a 300 ft. zeppelin-shaped, helium-filled vessel. The U.S. government originally funded the development of the voluminous aircraft, but scraped plans due to budget cuts.