A little-known company based in Boulder, Colorado, is pursuing an ambitious, borderline outlandish goal: creating the world’s largest airplane. Instead, all of that open space was initially designed for a single primary purpose: transporting lengthy, cumbersome wind turbine blades. While that date is fast approaching, external forces may create new turbulent obstacles for the world’s largest airplane. Shifting political priorities in the U.S. and elsewhere could make the once enticing economic allure of supplying wind energy less appealing. Ideally, when constructing a wind turbine, the optimal strategy would be to design it with tremendously long blades.