Maker of World’s Largest Plane Tapped for Hypersonic Test Campaign
Stratolaunch’s ‘Roc’ boasts a longer wingspan than the ‘Spruce Goose,’ but the military is also interested in its Talon-A testbed.
Stratolaunch’s ‘Roc’ boasts a longer wingspan than the ‘Spruce Goose,’ but the military is also interested in its Talon-A testbed.
The award pays for Talon-A hypersonic flights and optional payloads for the Navy’s Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB).
A successful separation test clears the way for a move toward hypersonic flight.
Stratolaunch, operator of the world’s largest airplane, has unveiled a separation vehicle test article which will be used to demonstrate the massive aircraft’s air-to-launch capabilities.