Branson and Burt unveil SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo

[mikea]

Check out that WhiteKnightTwo launch jet!

Burt done glued two jets together ala the twin Mustang!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTvRBtl37gI

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/spaceshiptwo-un.html

 

[TMetzinger]

Yanno, if Branson were smart (and he is), we'd be able to buy models of that thing. I think it's beautiful and would spend as much as $200.00 for a good quality scale model. He could start making money before it even gets test flown!

 

[rottydaddy]

Onward and upward!! I'm a huge fan of this project.
I wonder if this model will be on display there for any length of time?
And why wasn't I informed??

 

[silver-eagle]

Rutan at it again - White Knight 2/SpaceShip 2 Announced

Virgin Galactic and Scaled announced the design of WK2/SS2 today. Most notable is the size of White Knight 2, 140 foot wingspan, nearly that of a B-29! http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-01-24_ss2.asp Or http://www.virgingalactic.com/

 

[Teller1900]

I'm curious...which boom is the cockpit on WK2 housed in? Or do they use two pilots and they each get their own cockpit, perhaps? That'd be kinda nice some days...

 

[mikea]

I'm curious...which boom is the cockpit on WK2 housed in? Or do they use two pilots and they each get their own cockpit, perhaps? That'd be kinda nice some days...

Both. Burt says one can have the real launch pilot and the other can have the next crew...and they can watch the launch from both sides.

Remember that he set it up so WhiteKnight was the flight sim for SpaceShipOne. This is the same x 2.

Notice how the windows on SpaceShipTwo and both fuselages on WhiteKnightTwo are identical?