Mothership in sight!

[Let'sgoflying!]

Flying over Las Cruces this am, we heard an experimental at FL270. An airline pilot asked what X plane could be at 270, the answer was "White Knight"!
Sho nuff;
http://www.spaceportamerica.com/new...virgingalacticmothershipflyoverlascruces.html

 

[mikea]

Oh yeah. Aviation pioneer Richard Branson's spaceship.

 

[mikea]

 

[Kelvin]

Flying over Las Cruces this am, we heard an experimental at FL270. An airline pilot asked what X plane could be at 270, the answer was "White Knight"!
Sho nuff;
http://www.spaceportamerica.com/new...virgingalacticmothershipflyoverlascruces.html

Or an Epic LT....

That is really cool. I left Kissimmee on Thursday hoping to see the shuttle launch from the air...They postponed...

 

[BillTIZ]

More talent from Burt Rutan I think.. this would be White Knight II. The original White Knight was single fuselage.

 

[mikea]

More talent from Burt Rutan I think.. this would be White Knight II. The original White Knight was single fuselage.

Who ess this Bert person? Richard Branson.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

hm, I read today about the White Knight declaring somewhere recently - Phx??