Worlds largest aircraft does test flight over Mojave Desert
Stratolaunch Completes Historic First Flight of Aircraft over Majove desert. With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the Stratolaunch aircraft took flight at 06:58 AM PDT from the Mojave Air & Space Port on 13th April,2019. Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 17,000 feet.
Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, founded by Paul G. Allen,13th April,2019,successfully completed the first flight of the worlds largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch.
As part of the initial flight, the pilots evaluated aircraft performance and handling qualities before landing successfully back at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
What a fantastic first flight, said Jean Floyd, CEO of Stratolaunch. Todays flight furthers our mission to provide a flexible alternative to ground launched systems. We are incredibly proud of the Stratolaunch team, todays flight crew, our partners at Northrup Grummans Scaled Composites and the Mojave Air and Space Port.
The test team conducted standard aircraft testing exercises. Initial results from todays test points include:
- Performed a variety of flight control maneuvers to calibrate speed and test flight control systems, including roll doublets, yawing maneuvers, pushovers and pull-ups, and steady heading side slips.
- Conducted simulated landing approach exercises at a max altitude of 15,000 feet mean sea level.
The Stratolaunch aircraft is a mobile launch platform that will enable airline-style access to space that is convenient, affordable and routine. The reinforced center wing can support multiple launch vehicles, weighing up to a total of 500,000 pounds.
Emergency Manager magazine thinks that this historical event will lay the foundation stone for a system of cheap and popular space fight.
We all know Paul would have been proud to witness todays historic achievement, said Jody Allen, Chair of Vulcan Inc. and Trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust. The aircraft is a remarkable engineering achievement and we congratulate everyone involved.
About Stratolaunch Systems Corporation
Founded in 2011 by Paul G. Allen, Stratolaunch Systems Corporation believes in safeguarding Earth for future generations. It claims to do this by enabling convenient, affordable, and routine, airline-style access to space that empowers the worlds problem solvers - so that they can collect rich and actionable data and drive advancements in science, research, and technology from space.
Worlds largest aircraft does test flight over Mojave Desert
Stratolaunch Completes Historic First Flight of Aircraft over Majove desert. With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the Stratolaunch aircraft took flight at 06:58 AM PDT from the Mojave Air & Space Port on 13th April,2019. Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 17,000 feet.
Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, founded by Paul G. Allen,13th April,2019,successfully completed the first flight of the worlds largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch.
As part of the initial flight, the pilots evaluated aircraft performance and handling qualities before landing successfully back at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
What a fantastic first flight, said Jean Floyd, CEO of Stratolaunch. Todays flight furthers our mission to provide a flexible alternative to ground launched systems. We are incredibly proud of the Stratolaunch team, todays flight crew, our partners at Northrup Grummans Scaled Composites and the Mojave Air and Space Port.
The test team conducted standard aircraft testing exercises. Initial results from todays test points include:
- Performed a variety of flight control maneuvers to calibrate speed and test flight control systems, including roll doublets, yawing maneuvers, pushovers and pull-ups, and steady heading side slips.
- Conducted simulated landing approach exercises at a max altitude of 15,000 feet mean sea level.
The Stratolaunch aircraft is a mobile launch platform that will enable airline-style access to space that is convenient, affordable and routine. The reinforced center wing can support multiple launch vehicles, weighing up to a total of 500,000 pounds.
Emergency Manager magazine thinks that this historical event will lay the foundation stone for a system of cheap and popular space fight.
We all know Paul would have been proud to witness todays historic achievement, said Jody Allen, Chair of Vulcan Inc. and Trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust. The aircraft is a remarkable engineering achievement and we congratulate everyone involved.
About Stratolaunch Systems Corporation
Founded in 2011 by Paul G. Allen, Stratolaunch Systems Corporation believes in safeguarding Earth for future generations. It claims to do this by enabling convenient, affordable, and routine, airline-style access to space that empowers the worlds problem solvers - so that they can collect rich and actionable data and drive advancements in science, research, and technology from space.
