White Knight

E90340

carrier aircraft high-altitude research aircraft jet aircraft

White Knight is a high-altitude, twin-boom jet-powered carrier aircraft developed by Scaled Composites to air-launch experimental spacecraft such as SpaceShipOne.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carrier aircraft → high-altitude research aircraft → jet aircraft →
aircraftCategory	experimental aircraft → research aircraft →
aircraftFamily	Scaled Composites White Knight family →
aircraftType	launch platform → mothership →
airframer	Scaled Composites →
airLaunches	SpaceShipOne →
alsoKnownAs	Model 318 →
associatedWithProgram	SpaceShipOne program →
configuration	twin-boom →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crewCapacity	2 →
designedByCompanyFoundedBy	Burt Rutan →
designedFor	SpaceShipOne →
designer	Burt Rutan →
developer	Scaled Composites →
engineType	turbofan →
firstFlight	2002-08-01 →
introduced	2002 →
landingMethod	conventional landing →
launchAltitudeCapability	high altitude →
launchesFrom	runway →
launchesVehicleType	suborbital spacecraft →
launchMethod	air launch →
manufacturer	Scaled Composites →
notableAchievement	carrier aircraft for the first privately funded human spaceflight →
numberOfEngines	2 →
operator	Scaled Composites →
primaryMission	air-launch of experimental spacecraft →
primaryRole	air-launch carrier aircraft →
program	Tier One →
propulsionType	jet-powered →
registrationType	experimental category (US) →
status	experimental →
successor	WhiteKnightTwo →
tailConfiguration	twin-boom tail →
takeoffMethod	conventional takeoff →
usedFor	flight testing → spaceflight development →
wingConfiguration	high-wing →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
SpaceShipOne →	launchPlatform
Scaled Composites →	notableWork