Model 318 White Knight
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Model 318 White Knight is a twin-turbojet high-altitude carrier aircraft developed by Scaled Composites to air-launch experimental spacecraft such as SpaceShipOne.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
carrier aircraft
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experimental aircraft → |
| aircraftCategory |
research aircraft
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special mission aircraft → |
| aircraftConfiguration |
high-wing
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twin-fuselage → |
| aircraftRole |
launch platform
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mothership → |
| airframeMaterial |
composite materials
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| basedAt |
Mojave Air and Space Port
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| crewArrangement |
one pilot in each fuselage
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| crewCapacity |
2
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| designedFor |
SpaceShipOne
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| designer |
Burt Rutan
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| engineModel |
General Electric J85
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| engineType |
twin turbojet
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| firstFlightDate |
2002-08-01
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| fuselageCount |
2
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| introducedForProgram |
Tier One program
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| launchAltitude |
approximately 45,000 ft
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| launchMethod |
air launch
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| launchPayload |
SpaceShipOne
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experimental payloads → |
| manufacturer |
Scaled Composites
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| maxTakeoffWeight |
approximately 17,000 kg
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| modelNumber |
Model 318
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| nameOrigin |
named White Knight as counterpart to SpaceShipOne
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| notableAchievement |
served as carrier aircraft for the first privately funded human spaceflight program
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| numberOfEngines |
2
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| operator |
Mojave Aerospace Ventures
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Scaled Composites NERFINISHED → |
| primaryFunction |
air-launch of experimental spacecraft
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| program |
Tier One
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| programPartner |
Scaled Composites Tier One team
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| propulsionType |
jet
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| registration |
N318SL
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| registrationCountry |
United States
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| serviceCeiling |
approximately 50,000 ft
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| status |
retired from SpaceShipOne operations
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| successor |
WhiteKnightTwo
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| tailConfiguration |
twin tail
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| usedFor |
SpaceShipOne drop tests
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SpaceShipOne powered flights → high-altitude research → |
| usedIn |
Ansari X Prize flights support
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| wingType |
straight wing
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Scaled Composites
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Scaled Composites ("Model 348 WhiteKnightTwo") → |
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