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White Knight and SS1 (Part 1 of 2)

PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 5:58 pm
by 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
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Climb to 47,000 feet
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view from chaseplane (lucky bastard)
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White Knigt Cruising at 47,000 feet
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7:50 AM Release of Space Ship one
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Pilot getting ready to turn on engine
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Space ship one turning on engine to fly upwards for 76 seconds
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Let there be light! Space Ship one traveling at 2.9 Mach
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out of fuel at 180,000 feet. Coasting until apogee of 328,491 feet
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switching to feather mode
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coming back to earth
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Part 2 here
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=1092524303;start=0

Re: White Knight and SS1 (Part 1 of 2)

PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:42 pm
by X56SB
nice shots. weird plane  ;D