Scaled Composites is planning changes for its SpaceShipOne rocket glider, following a pitchup incident in flight test that showed the current configuration is not safe for the planned flight to 100 km ...
Nobody can claim that Burt Rutan, the innovative aerospace designer, doesn’t have his head in the clouds … and his eyes focused on the stars. Fresh from success of nudging the piloted SpaceShipOne’s ...
When re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, SpaceShipOne employed a feathering system that raised to 65 degrees the rear half of the wings along with both tail booms. Invented by American engineer Burt Rutan ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback