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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Model 318 | 1 |
| Model 318 White Knight canonical | 1 |
| Model 348 WhiteKnightTwo | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier aircraft
ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
research aircraft
ⓘ
special mission aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
high-wing
ⓘ
twin-fuselage ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
launch platform
ⓘ
mothership ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | composite materials ⓘ |
| basedAt | Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewArrangement | one pilot in each fuselage ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor | SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| designer | Burt Rutan ⓘ |
| engineModel | General Electric J85 ⓘ |
| engineType | twin turbojet ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2002-08-01 ⓘ |
| fuselageCount | 2 ⓘ |
| introducedForProgram | Tier One program ⓘ |
| launchAltitude | approximately 45,000 ft ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air launch ⓘ |
| launchPayload |
SpaceShipOne
ⓘ
experimental payloads ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Scaled Composites ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | approximately 17,000 kg ⓘ |
| modelNumber | Model 318 ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named White Knight as counterpart to SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | served as carrier aircraft for the first privately funded human spaceflight program ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Mojave Aerospace Ventures
ⓘ
Scaled Composites ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | air-launch of experimental spacecraft ⓘ |
| program | Tier One ⓘ |
| programPartner |
Scaled Composites
ⓘ
surface form:
Scaled Composites Tier One team
|
| propulsionType | jet ⓘ |
| registration | N318SL ⓘ |
| registrationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| serviceCeiling | approximately 50,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired from SpaceShipOne operations ⓘ |
| successor | WhiteKnightTwo ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin tail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
SpaceShipOne drop tests
ⓘ
SpaceShipOne powered flights ⓘ high-altitude research ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ansari X Prize flights support ⓘ |
| wingType | straight wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Model 348 WhiteKnightTwo
this entity surface form:
Model 318