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The first successful privately funded manned spacecraft, with its mothership. Control group 1 starts the "rocket" engine and 2 separates the two aircraft. The VTOL slider controls the wing feathering mechanism on SpaceShipOne. The entire stack tends to nose down, but the feathering mechanism can be used as a trim control for the joined aircraft. The cockpit is on SpaceShipOne, so once detached, White Knight will be lost.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 71.9ft (21.9m)
- Length 31.0ft (9.5m)
- Height 11.5ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 14,989lbs (6,799kg)
- Loaded Weight 19,790lbs (8,976kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.611
- Wing Loading 36.8lbs/ft2 (179.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 537.8ft2 (50.0m2)
- Drag Points 5844
Parts
- Number of Parts 146
- Control Surfaces 14
- Performance Cost 626
