The Scaled Composites Model 348 White Knight Two is a quadjet cargo aircraft that was used to lift the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft to release altitude. It was developed by Scaled Composites from 2007 to 2
White Knight Two flying
PW308 used on the White Knight Two
White Knight Two at its rollout and christening ceremony on July 28, 2008
Space Ship One Nose
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
Scaled Composites White Knight Two
…from 2007 to 2010 as the first stage of Tier 1b, a two-stage to suborbital-space crewed launch system. WK2 is based on the mothership to SpaceShipOne, White Knight, which itself was based on Proteus. The aircraft was designed for multi-purpose use, with an "open architecture" intended to enable it to operate as a…
White Knight One
White Knight's mission decals
White Knight carrying a Northrop Grumman radar pod
White Knight carries SpaceShipOne to mission 16P