The Scaled Composites Model 318 White Knight is a jet-powered carrier aircraft that was used to launch its companion SpaceShipOne, an experimental spaceplane. The White Knight and SpaceShipOne were de
White Knight One
White Knight's mission decals
White Knight carrying a Northrop Grumman radar pod
White Knight carries SpaceShipOne to mission 16P
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SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s / 910 m/s using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a
Scaled Composites White Knight
…The Scaled Composites Model 318 White Knight (now also called White Knight One) is a jet-powered carrier aircraft that was used to launch its companion SpaceShipOne, an experimental spaceplane. The White Knight and SpaceShipOne were designed by Burt Rutan and manufactured by Scaled Composites, a private company…
SpaceShipOne after its flight into space, June 2004.
White Knight One launch aircraft
Launch of the rockets on SpaceShipOne