White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318)

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White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318) is a twin-turbojet high-altitude carrier aircraft developed by Scaled Composites to air-launch the experimental SpaceShipOne suborbital spacecraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier aircraft ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin-boom ⓘ
aircraftFamily Scaled Composites White Knight family ⓘ
airframeMaterial composite materials ⓘ
airLaunches SpaceShipOne ⓘ
associatedSpacecraft SpaceShipOne ⓘ
basedOn Scaled Composites design philosophy for lightweight composites ⓘ
carriedVehicleMount center wing pylon ⓘ
category X Prize vehicles ⓘ
experimental jet aircraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew co-pilot ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
crewCapacity 2 ⓘ
designedFor carrying SpaceShipOne to launch altitude ⓘ
designedForAltitude high-altitude flight ⓘ
designer Burt Rutan ⓘ
engineModel General Electric J85 ⓘ
engineType twin turbojet ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2002-08-01 ⓘ
fuselageConfiguration twin fuselage booms ⓘ
hangaredAt Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ
introducedForProgram Tier One ⓘ
launchAltitudeApprox about 14 kilometers ⓘ
launchMethod air launch ⓘ
launchSite Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ
manufacturer Scaled Composites ⓘ
modelNumber Model 318 ⓘ
notableAchievement carrier aircraft for first privately funded human spaceflight ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Mojave Aerospace Ventures ⓘ
Scaled Composites ⓘ
primaryFunction air-launch platform for SpaceShipOne ⓘ
program Ansari X Prize campaign ⓘ
programGoal demonstrate low-cost private human spaceflight ⓘ
programPartner Paul Allen ⓘ
Scaled Composites Tier One team ⓘ
linked to: Scaled Composites
propulsionType jet ⓘ
registration N318SL ⓘ
role high-altitude carrier aircraft ⓘ
status retired from SpaceShipOne operations ⓘ
successor White Knight Two ⓘ
linked to: WhiteKnightTwo
tailConfiguration twin tail ⓘ
usedFor captive carry tests ⓘ
drop tests ⓘ
rocket-powered flights of SpaceShipOne ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ

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WhiteKnightTwo → successorTo → White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318) ⓘ
White Knight → aircraftFamily → Scaled Composites White Knight family ⓘ
subject linked to: White Knight carrier aircraft
linked to: White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318)
N348MS → aircraftFamily → Scaled Composites Model 348 WhiteKnightTwo ⓘ
linked to: White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318)
White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318) → aircraftFamily → Scaled Composites White Knight family ⓘ
linked to: White Knight (Scaled Composites Model 318)