Stratolaunch TA-1 Hypersonic Test Vehicle Completes First Powered Flight
The company said the test craft, part of its Talon-A product line, reached supersonic speeds approaching Mach 5.
The company said the test craft, part of its Talon-A product line, reached supersonic speeds approaching Mach 5.
The agreement between the company behind the aircraft with the world’s largest wingspan and the R&D arm of the Air Force calls for the first flight test of a hypersonic test vehicle.
A successful separation test clears the way for a move toward hypersonic flight.
Stratolaunch test flies the world’s largest airplane—by many metrics—with a view towards air-to-launch operations.
Six-engined Stratolaunch Roc could be back in the air over California’s Mojave Desert as soon as January.