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[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]

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Video - Virgin Galactic releases flight test footage

By Rob Coppinger

The test programme for the Scaled Composites designed WhiteKnight Two (WK2), developed to be Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two carrier aircraft, has now completed its third flight.

The longest and fastest flight to date with a duration of over 2h 30min, the speed reached was 140kt (259km/h) and a maximum altitude of over 18,000ft (5,490m).

The flight saw seven completed tests including in flight engine restarts, engine thrust asymmetry assessment and continued expansion of WK2's operating envelope and evaluation of its handling qualities

Images available here
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Above: Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two prototype Virgin MotherShip Eve flies on 25 March

Editado por Grumman F-14 Tomcat, 27 de março de 2009 - 17:33 .

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[Cassio.Fernandes]

Muito bacana a ideia da Virgin

ainda sonho com um dia que a gente vai poder sair de ferias para colonias no espaço e com um preço bem acessivel

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[Aeroporto Brasil]

Interessante, mas esse não é o teste da nave que fará o vôo suborbital, mas do avião que lançará a nave.

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