Scaled Composites

Miles and Rutan found a way to master diversification in their designs.

Test flight crews for Stratolaunch’s Roc shortened their mission Thursday after a malfunctioning sensor near the airplane’s left elevator on the left fuselage.

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.

Stratolaunch released stunning new air-to-air video Thursday, showing spectacular views of Roc, the world’s largest airplane by wingspan.

The world’s largest airplane, Stratolaunch’s Roc, took off from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) Wednesday, flying for the first time with a new pylon crucial to the carrier aircraft’s success.

At Stratolaunch’s facility at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV), engineers, technicians, and flight crews are preparing the world’s largest airplane for its next test flight. Here are a few key facts and figures highlighting the one-of-a-kind air-to-launch carrier airplane known as Roc.

Stratolaunch’s Roc, the world’s largest airplane, made its fourth test flight Thursday over California’s Mojave Air and Space Port with a mission of fully operating all landing gear in flight for the first time.

For spectators on the ground, watching a 500,000 pound, six-engined, twin-fuselage jet fly a low approach about 100 feet above the runway was thrilling, to say the least. But for Stratolaunch pilot Mark “Gidro” Giddings, who was flying left seat in the world’s largest airplane, it was the result of months of simulator practice and […]

Stratolaunch’s chief pilot reveals Roc ’s fascinating flight dynamics and what’s next for the historic, twin-fuselage jet.

Mojave, California-based Scaled Composites has taken a major leap in the development of the massive Stratolaunch program. The world’s largest aircraft (by wingspan) took to the tarmac this weekend, blasted its six Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines to life and completed the initial taxi tests. As the Stratolaunch rolled down the runway, the wings, which […]