History of Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne

The SpaceShipOne was designed by Burt Rutan, angliding back to earth, touching down like a plane on
aviation legend. His research team at the Scaledthe same runway from which he took away.
Composites aerospace company built it and it wasOn 27 July 2004, Burt Rutan, chief of the Mojave,
Paul G. Allen who funded it.California-based Scaled Composites gave a 60 day
Mike Melvill piloted the Spaceship One to an altitudenotice that SpaceShip One will be making an effort to
of 100 kilometers (62 miles). The Spaceship One hasacquire the Ansari X-Prize contest on September 29
reached a record breaking elevation of 328,491 feetfrom the Mojave Spaceport. This first flight to
under the control of examination pilot Mike Melvill.attempt to win the X-Prize competition was piloted
Making Melvill the best civil to fly a spaceship out ofby Mike Melvil and was successful. The
the atmosphere and the first private pilot to gainaccomplishment was repeated no later than October
astronaut wings.13.
The Spaceship One has reached space through theA perfect desktop display and gift for your love
support of a carrier aircraft, the White Knight. Theones and friends and indeed a great collection to
aircraft lifts Spaceship One from the runway. Thenmake! This is what Aviation Modelworks offers you.
after an hour of climbing to roughly 50,000 feetThe Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne wood model is
elevation, the White Knight releases the spaceshipjust one of the many spacecraft replica models that
into a glide. The spaceship pilot fires his rocketwe offer. The Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
machine for about 80 seconds, reaching Mach 3 in amodel spacecraft is fully handcrafted and made of
vertical rise. During the pull-up and rise, the pilotthe finest mahogany wood. Colors and other designs
encounters G-forces three to four times theof the original model were cautiously painted on the
seriousness of the ground.Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne replica. It passes
SpaceShip One coasts up to its final altitude of 100through several stages of priming and sanding. And
kilometer before falling back to earth. The pilotfor the Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne model
configures the craft's wing and tail into high-dragspacecraft's protection and glossy finish, it is coated
settings. This provides a "care-free" atmosphericwith a clear lacquer.
entrance by slowing the spaceship in the upper airAviation Modelworks Model Airplanes delivers model
and automatically aligning it along the flying route.airplanes and model helicopters made only of the
Upon re-entry, the pilot reconfigures the ship back tohighest quality materials. Each model aircraft we offer
its original glider, and then spends 15 to 20 minutesis handcrafted from the finest mahogany wood.