http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos.htm (http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos.htm)
Apparently this craft can boost enough speed to fly off into space without the aid of rocket boosters!
That and its companions are very "shoot em up" looking I say... (1945 Strikers, Raiden, R-Type, Garegga, etc..)
If that's not cool then what is? ;)
The White Knight & Spaceship One merged in flight
(https://web.archive.org/web/20040714052900im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/062104/captiveCarry%20inflight_lr.jpg)
Cool Squadron formation
(https://web.archive.org/web/20051120171929im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/800/cap_car_starship_800.jpg)
(https://web.archive.org/web/20040730031418im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/062104/captiveCarrywithStarship_lr.jpg)
Flying over a wind generator field
(https://web.archive.org/web/20040909233905im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/800/cap_car_wind_800.jpg)
The White Knight
(https://web.archive.org/web/20051120165150im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/800/WK%20airborne%20above%20front%20right%20800.jpg)
Spaceship One in Flight
(https://web.archive.org/web/20040730031415im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/062104/SS1glide_lr.jpg)
Spaceship One & horizon
(https://web.archive.org/web/20050103102541im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/800/sso_flt1_sunrise_800.jpg)
Spaceship One beating the sound barrier & earth's gravitational pull!
(https://web.archive.org/web/20051120164954im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/800/316_first_burn_800.jpg)
(https://web.archive.org/web/20041028144757im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/images/video/13p_boost.jpg)
Space Ship One in Space
(https://web.archive.org/web/20041123174708im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/images/video/0apogee2.jpg)
1945 Strikers II Squadron? ;)
(https://web.archive.org/web/20041122092444im_/http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/15P/15P-P%20chase%20planes%20.jpg)
I got your email for this, very cool stuff :D .
So, where can I buy one?
http://www.scaled.com/index.html
This "Scaled Composities" is not the common little firm that you would find at your local province. It is owned by Virgin Atlantic and is responsible for some far-reaching & very interesting projects and other great endeavours.
http://www.scaled.com/projects/index.html
An enhanced Radar Cross Section (RCS) model of the B-2
aircraft:
http://www.scaled.com/projects/b2model.html
A Low Cost Battlefield Attack Aircraft (LCBAA).
http://www.scaled.com/projects/ares.html
Proteus, A High-Altitude, Multi-Mission Aircraft
http://www.scaled.com/projects/proteus.html
Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer
http://www.scaled.com/projects/globalflyer.html
Even Cars:
http://www.scaled.com/projects/gmcar.html
Also, Virgin Galactic is planning to make space travel possible using a modified Spaceship One & White Knight.
Book your tickets here:
http://www.virgingalactic.com/en/
You also might find interesting, the recently FAA proposed set of rules for commercial space flights.
You can read them here:
http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.c...docketid=23449
The pilot licensing stuff is pretty interesting...
Interesting indeed!