Overview

• Radia says the WindRunner could transport four F-35s or six CH-47 Chinooks fully assembled for rapid deployment.
• The company lists a 261-foot wingspan, 356-foot length, 6,800 cubic meters of payload volume, and roughly 160,000 pounds of payload capacity.
• Radia claims about seven times the cargo space of the C-5 and 12 times that of the C-17 to prioritize volume over weight limits.
• The design is pitched to use unpaved runways as short as 6,000 feet and standard ground equipment, with scenarios including four CV-22s, up to 12 Apaches, and rocket booster moves in hours.
• PitchBook tallies $130 million in funding as Radia proceeds under a research agreement with the DoD and U.S. Transportation Command, with a targeted initial operations timeframe near 2030 and retired Maj. Gen. Kenneth “Thad” Bibb guiding defense outreach.