White Knight and SS1 (Part 1 of 2)

[randombeaner]

White Knight and Space ship one's historic flight recreated with White Knight and Space ship one from Sim-outhouse.

Takeoff 7:00 at mojave desert


Climb to 47,000 feet


view from chaseplane (lucky bastard)


White Knigt Cruising at 47,000 feet


7:50 AM Release of Space Ship one




Pilot getting ready to turn on engine


Space ship one turning on engine to fly upwards for 76 seconds


Let there be light! Space Ship one traveling at 2.9 Mach


out of fuel at 180,000 feet. Coasting until apogee of 328,491 feet


switching to feather mode




coming back to earth


Part 2 here
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=1092524303;start=0

[X56SB]

nice shots. weird plane  ;D