SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo circle over the Mojave Air and Space Port during a successful glide flight on July 18, 2012. (Credit: Bill Deaver)
SpaceShipTwo made another glide flight last Thursday, this time with feathering. Details below.
| Flight: | WK2 91 – SS2 GF20 | ||||
| Date: | 2 Aug 12 | ||||
| WK2 Flight Time: |
1.6 hours | SS2 Flight Time: | 8 min | ||
| WK2 Pilot: |
Siebold | WK2 CoPilot: | Mackay | WK2 FTE: | Bassett |
| SS2 Pilot: | Stucky | SS2 CoPilot: | Nichols | ||
| GS Crew: | Binnie, Verderame, Kalogiannis, Bourgeois, Knupp, Tighe, Cassebeer, M. Fuchs | ||||
WK2 Objectives:
SS2 release mission
Evaluate horizontal tail thermal protection
WK2 Results:
All objectives achieved.
SS2 Objectives:
Feathered strake evaluation
Evaluate elevon dampers and rudder locks
Forward CG landing
SS2 Results:
All objectives achieved.
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