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American aerospace company
Scaled Composites (often called simply Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman. It is located
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Mother ship aircraft designed to launch spacecraft
The Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch, or "Roc", is a solitary testbed aircraft built by Scaled Composites for Stratolaunch Systems to carry air-launch-to-orbit
Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
Scaled_Composites_Stratolaunch
Experimental aircraft
The Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-altitude long-endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft
Scaled_Composites_Proteus
American demonstrator aircraft
The Scaled Composites ARES is a demonstrator aircraft built by Scaled Composites. ARES is an acronym for Agile Responsive Effective Support. In 1981, U
Scaled_Composites_ARES
Stealth demonstration aircraft by Scaled Composites
The Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard is a stealth demonstration aircraft built by Scaled Composites and Northrop Grumman. Based on the Scaled Composites
Scaled_Composites_437
SpaceShipOne mother ship
The Scaled Composites Model 318 White Knight (now also called White Knight One) is a jet-powered carrier aircraft that was used to launch its companion
Scaled Composites White Knight
Scaled_Composites_White_Knight
American experimental aircraft
The Scaled Composites Sierra (Model 401) is an American experimental aircraft, designed and produced by Scaled Composites of Mojave Spaceport, Mojave
Scaled_Composites_401
Aircraft in the US
Scaled Composites Model 133-4.62 ATTT, or Advanced Technology Tactical Transport is a technology demonstration aircraft built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites
Scaled_Composites_ATTT
1988 business jet prototype
The Scaled Composites Triumph is a twin-engine, business jet prototype designed and built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites for Beechcraft. It was known
Scaled_Composites_Triumph
The Scaled Composites Model 81 Catbird is a high-efficiency five-seat single-engine all-composite general aviation aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. It
Scaled_Composites_Catbird
American aircraft; first to fly around the world non-stop, unrefueled (1986)
Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2012-12-23. "Scaled Composites/Rutan Voyager Partial Replica". eaa.org. Retrieved March 24, 2021
Rutan_Voyager
American experimental spaceplane
Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allen and Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately
SpaceShipOne
2014 spacecraft accident in California
in the accident, VSS Enterprise, registration N339SS, was the sole Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo test vehicle. It was the first of the five
VSS_Enterprise_crash
SpaceShipTwo mother ship
The Scaled Composites Model 348 White Knight Two (WK2) is a quadjet cargo aircraft that was used to lift the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spacecraft to release
Scaled Composites White Knight Two
Scaled_Composites_White_Knight_Two
Experimental flying car
The Scaled Composites Model 367 BiPod is an experimental flying car developed by Scaled Composites. It was the final aircraft designed by Burt Rutan prior
Scaled Composites Model 367 BiPod
Scaled_Composites_Model_367_BiPod
American aerospace engineer (born 1943)
founded Scaled Composites, LLC, which has become one of the world's pre-eminent aircraft design and prototyping facilities. Scaled Composites is headquartered
Burt_Rutan
Twin-engine turboprop aircraft
cockpit implementation. As part of the design's refinement, Scaled Composites produced an 85%-scale proof of concept (POC) aircraft that first flew in August
Beechcraft_Starship
Twin-engine twin-boom aircraft
The Scaled Composites Pond Racer (Company designation Model 158) was a twin-engine twin-boom racing aircraft developed for Bob Pond by Burt Rutan and
Scaled_Composites_Pond_Racer
Aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
65 m/s) Blohm & Voss BV 141 - asymmetric German design of World War II "Scaled Composites Model 202 Boomerang - lightplane". www.aviastar.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07
Rutan_Boomerang
Suborbital human spaceflight program using the reusable spacecraft SpaceShipOne
Tier One was a Scaled Composites' 1990s–2004 program of suborbital human spaceflight using the reusable spacecraft SpaceShipOne and its launcher White
Scaled_Composites_Tier_One
American heavy strategic bomber
stealthy features, notably its canted vertical stabilizers, the use of composite materials in key locations, and the overall surface finish in radar-absorbing
Northrop_B-2_Spirit
Former suborbital spaceplane for space tourism
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is a retired air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It was manufactured
SpaceShipTwo
US Air Force advanced trainer acquisition program
clean-sheet design to closely match the evolving T-X requirements. Scaled Composites, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, was to construct the prototype
T-X_program
First privately funded human spaceflight (2004)
4 km), then returned to the spaceport and landed safely at 08:14. Scaled Composites, the makers of SpaceShipOne, announced the planned spaceflight on
SpaceShipOne_flight_15P
Prototype light business jet model
confirm the design's handling, was designed and built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites in Mojave, California. It made its maiden flight on November 16, 1996
VisionAire_Vantage
NASA experimental re-entry vehicle
1996, a contract was awarded to Scaled Composites, Inc., of Mojave, Calif., for the construction of three full-scale atmospheric test airframes. The first
NASA_X-38
Unmanned surveillance aircraft
Model 396 Scaled Composites and Northrop Grumman also offered an armed, 50% smaller version of the RQ-4A, known as the Scaled Composites Model 396, as
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk
Space tourism company
Branson through Virgin Group (which owned 70%) and Burt Rutan through Scaled Composites (which owned 30%) to build commercial spaceships and launch aircraft
Virgin_Galactic
Airplane
The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (registered N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett first flew
Virgin_Atlantic_GlobalFlyer
space. SpaceShipOne's official model designation is Scaled Composites Model 316. The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) was an air-launched suborbital
List of Virgin Galactic launches
List_of_Virgin_Galactic_launches
American space transportation venture
announced in December 2011 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan, who had previously collaborated on SpaceShipOne
Stratolaunch_Systems
Turbojet aircraft engine
More recently, J85s have powered the Scaled Composites White Knight aircraft, the carrier for the Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne spacecraft, and the Me
General_Electric_J85
Type of aircraft
aviation aircraft substantially built and test flown by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites under contract with Toyota. First flight of the aircraft took place
Toyota_TAA-1
American test pilot
Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites. There, he flew the maiden flights on the Advanced Technology Tactical Transport and the Scaled Composites Triumph twin
Fitzhugh_L._Fulton
Facility located in Mojave, California
airplanes designed at Scaled after SpaceShipOne were not Burt Rutan designs.' Messier, Doug (2014-09-12). "Jim Tighe to Depart Scaled Composites". Parabolic Arc
Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
Unmanned combat aircraft under development by Northrop Grumman
YFQ-44. Based on this feedback, Northrop Grumman and its subsidiary Scaled Composites, under the codename "Project Lotus", began developing a follow-on
Northrop Grumman YFQ-48 Talon Blue
Northrop_Grumman_YFQ-48_Talon_Blue
Aircraft configuration utilizing two main fuselages
Shuttle transport aircraft of 1974. Following the success of the Scaled Composites White Knight prototype the White Knight Two was developed and built
Twin-fuselage_aircraft
2004 private crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Due to problems encountered during flight 15P on June 21, 2004, Scaled Composites did not immediately set a date for their competitive flights, suspecting
SpaceShipOne_flight_16P
Small turbofan engine
turbine for the engine. The FJ44 first flew on July 12, 1988 on the Scaled Composites/Beechcraft Triumph aircraft. The Williams FJ33 is a newer, smaller
Williams_FJ44
American aviation company
development of its full-scale blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator, known as Jet1, with construction taking place at Scaled Composites' facility in Mojave
JetZero
Final spaceflight in the Tier One program
so needed to make a second by October 13, 2004, in order to win. Scaled Composites aimed to be able to fly three times within the two weeks in order
SpaceShipOne_flight_17P
Jet designed by Burt Rutan
V-Jet II is an aircraft that was designed and built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites for Williams International as a test bed and demonstrator for Williams'
Williams_V-Jet_II
Space competition and award
Len Cormier's PanAero, Inc. – website Pioneer Rocketplane – website Scaled Composites' Tier One project – Winning Team Space Transport Corporation Starchaser
Ansari_X_Prize
Topics referred to by the same term
Scaled may mean: Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled), formerly the Rutan Aircraft Factory Scaled Aviation Industries of Lahore, Pakistan, a
Scaled
NASA long endurance UAV development program
Atomics, Scaled Composites, Thermo-Mechanical Systems, Hyperspectral Sciences, and Longitude 122 West. The ERAST Alliance was one of three, large scale aeronautics
NASA_ERAST_Program
South African-born American test pilot and astronaut (1940–2026)
pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of
Mike_Melvill
Upcoming class of spaceplanes by Virgin Galactic
a program called "Tier 2" by Burt Rutan founder of Scaled Composites. By 2008, Scaled Composites had reduced those plans and articulated a conceptual
SpaceShip_III
Homebuilt aircraft with canard layout
is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites. The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders
Rutan_Long-EZ
Billionaire space rivalry
division of his firm Vulcan and his financing of programs such as Scaled Composites Tier One. Allen sought to reduce the cost of launching payloads into
Billionaire_space_race
American astronaut
Peter Siebold (born 1971) is a member of the Scaled Composites astronaut team. He is their Vice President of Flight Operations, and was one of the test
Peter_Siebold
SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane
number: N339SS) was the first SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane, built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. It had been planned to be the first of five commercial
VSS_Enterprise
American test pilot (1975–2014)
(March 19, 1975 – October 31, 2014) was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites. He died on October 31, 2014, during test flight PF04 of the Virgin
Michael_Alsbury
Turbofan engines in Canada
31 January 2020. Embraer Phenom 300 (accessed 4 February 2020) "Scaled Composites conducts first Model 437 aircraft flight". www.compositesworld.com
Pratt_&_Whitney_Canada_PW500
L-1011 modified to carry rockets
(aircraft). Scaled Composites White Knight LauncherOne — Virgin Galactic rocket Cosmic Girl — LauncherOne carrier aircraft Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
Stargazer_(aircraft)
Aircraft with multiple sets of wings
the equivalent conventional design, however examples such as the Scaled Composites Proteus are capable of exceptional efficiency. The tandem layout creates
Tandem_wing
Virgin Galactic mother ship
platform for SpaceShipTwo-class Virgin SpaceShips. VMS Eve was built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. The aircraft was named after Evette Branson,
VMS_Eve
Aircraft turbofan jet engine
Transport Canada in March 2005. The PW308A has been chosen to power the Scaled Composites White Knight Two, the launch aircraft for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
Pratt_&_Whitney_Canada_PW300
American aviator (died 2024)
such as McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Bede Jet Corporation and Scaled Composites. Coleman was a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots SETP
Chuck_Coleman
Spacecraft manufacturing company
(70%) and Scaled Composites (30%) until 2012 when Virgin Galactic became the sole owner. TSC was formed to own the technology created by Scaled for Virgin
The_Spaceship_Company
Prototype single-stage-to-orbit rocket developed & flown between 1991-1996
Huntington Beach facility. The aeroshell was custom-constructed by Scaled Composites, but the majority of the spacecraft was built from commercial off-the-shelf
McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X
1985 - Olle Klinker 1986 - Hon. John E. Krings 1987 - Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites 1988 - Richard H. Truly, Rear Admiral, USN 1989 - Irving L. Burrows
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Scaled Composites Model 80 Grizzly Scaled Composites Model 81 Catbird Scaled Composites Model 89 Scaled Composites Model 91 Lotus Microlight Scaled Composites
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Demonstration vehicle in the US Navy
X-47A's airframe is built of composite materials, with construction subcontracted out to Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites company, which had the expertise
Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus
Northrop_Grumman_X-47A_Pegasus
Aircraft configuration utilizing two longitudinal booms for support of ancillary items
high-mounted on twin tail fins to keep it clear of the engine wake. The Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo sub-orbital spaceplanes adopted twin
Twin-boom_aircraft
Spaceflight company
is in turn owned by Allen (the majority shareholder) and Rutan's Scaled Composites. In 2004, it signed a deal with Virgin Galactic to develop the Virgin
Mojave_Aerospace_Ventures
Intelligence gathering aircraft
designed by Northrop Grumman's subsidiary Scaled Composites which can be flown remotely or by a pilot. At Scaled, it is known as the Model 355. It was unveiled
Northrop_Grumman_Firebird
Fixed-wing aircraft with a main central wing plus fore and aft surfaces
(PDF). Piaggio Aero. January 2005. "Scaled Composites project: Triumph". Scaled Composites website. Scaled Composites. Retrieved 14 July 2013. Bailey, John
Three-surface_aircraft
Topics referred to by the same term
by Todd Rundgren Scaled Composites White Knight, the aircraft used to carry and launch Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne Scaled Composites White Knight Two
White_Knight
Scaled Composites V-Jet II and Vision Aire Vantage 1998 Gary Freeman, Gulfstream Aerospace G-V Certification Test Program 1999 Mike Melvill, Scaled Composites
Iven_C._Kincheloe_Award
1990s American tiltrotor UAV
7/8th scale prototype. The composite airframe was originally designed and built for Bell by the California research company Scaled Composites. The two
Bell_Eagle_Eye
United States Navy officer and test pilot (1953–2022)
pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites and flown from 2003 to 2004. Binnie was born in West Lafayette, Indiana
Brian_Binnie
American World War II heavy flying boat
largest wingspan of any aircraft ever flown until the twin-fuselaged Scaled Composites Stratolaunch first flew on April 13, 2019. The aircraft remains in
Hughes_H-4_Hercules
Second powered flight of SpaceShipOne (2004)
SPACE.com article Scaled Composites' public flight log Archived 2004-06-24 at the Wayback Machine X Prize page about Scaled Composites Archived 2004-06-24
SpaceShipOne_flight_13P
Hybrid electric uncrewed aircraft
prime contractor will be Northrop Grumman's Aeronautic Systems, with Scaled Composites, Cornerstone Research Group, Brayton Energy, PC Krause and Associates
Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 SHEPARD
Northrop_Grumman_XRQ-73_SHEPARD
Topics referred to by the same term
capital requirement Tier 2 network, a type of Internet service provider Scaled Composites Tier Two, a human spaceflight program Tier 2 in the First COVID-19
Tier_2
American test pilot
of the Scaled Composites astronaut team and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Shane
Doug_Shane
2003 supersonic test flight of SpaceShipOne
ISBN 978-0-06-114903-0. Scaled Composites' public flight log Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine X Prize page about Scaled Composites Archived 2004-06-24
SpaceShipOne_flight_11P
Air-launched orbital rocket
vehicle was to be carried by the Stratolaunch aircraft, developed by Scaled Composites, which is the world's largest aircraft by wingspan. Originally designed
Pegasus_II_(rocket)
Type of aircraft
metal airframe, but the initial two prototypes were built with plastic composites, with initial flight in May 1992. The program then collapsed in 1993 due
BQM-145_Peregrine
Low emission vehicle concept car
cruising speed of 50 mph. The carbon fiber shell was fabricated by Scaled Composites and it weighed only 420 pounds (191 kg). The total weight of the car
General_Motors_Ultralite
Material made from a combination of two or more unlike substances
the matrix. Composites can also use metal fibres reinforcing other metals, as in metal matrix composites (MMC) or ceramic matrix composites (CMC), which
Composite_material
Family of hybrid rocket engines
RocketMotorTwo (RM2) is a family of hybrid rocket engines developed for the Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane. The first-generation engine was
RocketMotorTwo
Airborne fire control Scalable Agile Beam Radar
The AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is a full-performance active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar for the Lockheed Martin
AN/APG-83
Prototype flying car
installed. Construction is primarily a semi-monocoque of carbon fibre composite over a steel subframe. Over 20 programmable servo motors are used to perform
Klein_Vision_AirCar
American rocketry company
made by Scaled Composites, at the same airport, while the company developed the novel engine design and helicopter-like landing system. A full-scale test
Rotary_Rocket
Launch vehicles developed and operated by SpaceX
was a collaborative project that included subcontractors SpaceX, Scaled Composites, and Dynetics, with funding provided by Microsoft co-founder Paul
SpaceX_launch_vehicles
First occasion in which an aircraft or rocket leaves the ground under its own power
airliner with the most powerful jet engines ever made. May 20, 2003 – Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne – The first commercial sub-orbital space craft. April
Maiden_flight
Light, strong and rigid composite material
technologies for drilling carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites: A review". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 125 105552. doi:10
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer
Carbon_fiber_reinforced_polymer
Aircraft that provides common satellite services
larger, turboprop-powered General Atomics Altair. Scaled Composites Proteus The manned Scaled Composites Proteus operates at altitudes of 19.8 km (65,000 ft)
High-altitude platform station
High-altitude_platform_station
Topics referred to by the same term
financial strength Tier 1 network, category of Internet backbone network Scaled Composites Tier One, a suborbital human spaceflight program TierOne Bank Tier
Tier_1
American aerodynamicist
October 1988. "Scaled Composites Model 260 'Tier 2+ HAE UAV". Stargazer. AviaDesign. Retrieved 26 August 2024. "Raptor". Scaled Composites. Retrieved 12
John_Roncz
Topics referred to by the same term
toll road in Kentucky, now a freeway; often locally called "the WK" Scaled Composites White Knight, a developmental aircraft WonderKing Online, a popular
WK
Flying car
Washington in 1949. Although six examples were made, it never entered large-scale production. It is considered one of the first practical flying cars. Taylor
Aerocar
First SpaceShipTwo spaceflight
space. SpaceShipOne was designed by Burt Rutan and manufactured by Scaled Composites, a company he had founded in 1982. In 2005, Rutan and Virgin Galactic
VSS_Unity_VP-03
American businessman (1953–2018)
which was a joint venture between Allen and Rutan's aviation company, Scaled Composites. SpaceShipOne climbed to an altitude of 367,442 feet (111,996 m) over
Paul_Allen
Paul Allen, Rick Searfoss, Robert Bigelow, The X PRIZE Foundation, Scaled Composites, Zero Gravity Corporation, Eric Anderson and Anousheh Ansari. List
Orbit_Award
Memorial to astronauts who died in the line of duty
members. The first private astronaut to be added to the wall was Scaled Composites pilot Michael T. Alsbury, who died in the crash of SpaceShipTwo VSS
Space_Mirror_Memorial
Topics referred to by the same term
military for soldier training Scaled Composites ARES, a demonstrator aircraft built by the company Scaled Composites Advanced Rail Energy Storage, a
Ares_(disambiguation)
Soviet proposed bomber
short of the 320 foot span of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, although the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch is now the biggest plane by wingspan. While undertaking
Tupolev_TB-6
American twin-engined light aircraft
CarbonAero technology demonstrator designed by Burt Rutan and built by Scaled Composites at the Mojave Airport. The "309" designation refers to this being
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