White Knight carrier aircraft
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The White Knight carrier aircraft is a high-altitude, twin-turbojet mothership developed by Scaled Composites to air-launch the SpaceShipOne suborbital spacecraft during the Ansari X Prize program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Knight carrier aircraft canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier aircraft
ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ mothership aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
experimental jet aircraft
ⓘ
research aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scaled Composites White Knight family
|
| aircraftType | twin-turbojet aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | composite materials ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Model 318
ⓘ
White Knight ⓘ
surface form:
White Knight One
|
| basedAt | Mojave, California ⓘ |
| companyProgram |
Scaled Composites
ⓘ
surface form:
Scaled Composites Tier One
|
| configuration | twin-boom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Burt Rutan ⓘ |
| designedFor | air-dropping rocket-powered spacecraft ⓘ |
| developer | Scaled Composites ⓘ |
| engineType | General Electric J85 turbojet ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2002-08-01 ⓘ |
| flightProfile | high-altitude climb and release of SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air launch ⓘ |
| launchSiteAssociation | Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ |
| launchVehicleCarried |
SpaceShipOne
ⓘ
Tier One suborbital spacecraft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Scaled Composites ⓘ |
| maxAltitudeClass | high-altitude aircraft ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | carrier aircraft for first privately funded human spaceflight ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Scaled Composites ⓘ |
| ownership | Scaled Composites ⓘ |
| primaryMission | launch SpaceShipOne suborbital spacecraft ⓘ |
| program | Ansari X Prize ⓘ |
| programGoal | win the Ansari X Prize ⓘ |
| propulsionType | jet ⓘ |
| registration | N318SL ⓘ |
| registrationAuthority | Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Tier One program ⓘ |
| relatedVehicle | SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| role | air-launch carrier for SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | WhiteKnightTwo ⓘ |
| tailNumber | N318SL ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Ansari X Prize competition flights
ⓘ
SpaceShipOne flight tests ⓘ suborbital spaceflight testing ⓘ |
| wingType | high-wing ⓘ |
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