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Title: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: BOBO on April 14, 2019, 09:53:48 PM: The Stratolaunch had its maiden flight finally. I place Burt Rutan amongst the likes of Nikola Tesla, Eugene Stoner, Albert Eisenstein and some others. :D

Say hello to the new Worlds Biggest Aeroplane :banana:
Scaled Composites' newest world beater, the Model 351 Stratolaunch
(https://www.abc.net.au/news/image/11001456-3x2-700x467.jpg)
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: Shuffler on April 14, 2019, 10:01:39 PM: By wingspan.....
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: Arlo on April 14, 2019, 10:02:53 PM: What's it for? :D
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: APDrone on April 14, 2019, 10:37:58 PM: Quote from: Arlo on April 14, 2019, 10:02:53 PM
What's it for? :D

https://www.stratolaunch.com/ (https://www.stratolaunch.com/)

It's to be used as a platform to launch space ships, instead of booster rockets.

Methinks, anyway.
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: Arlo on April 14, 2019, 10:43:28 PM: Quote from: APDrone on April 14, 2019, 10:37:58 PM
https://www.stratolaunch.com/ (https://www.stratolaunch.com/)

It's to be used as a platform to launch space ships, instead of booster rockets.

Methinks, anyway.

Cool. Makes sense. I'm so Apollo era.
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: Brooke on April 14, 2019, 11:47:56 PM: I wonder why the fuselages on it are so large.

Aren't they needed just to hold landing gear and the tail?
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: Bizman on April 15, 2019, 01:40:08 AM: Quote from: Brooke on April 14, 2019, 11:47:56 PM
I wonder why the fuselages on it are so large.

Aren't they needed just to hold landing gear and the tail?
I wonder if there's some fuel tanks in the fuselage. The width may also be needed for attaching the enforced middle wing as well as the extra long side wings. For some reason the site didn't tell those details :evil:
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: BOBO on April 15, 2019, 05:37:01 AM: Quote from: Shuffler on April 14, 2019, 10:01:39 PM
By wingspan.....

Bear in mind that this plane's cargo will be carried externally. I'm curious as to what the gross take off weight will be once they start flying it with a load.
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: BuckShot on April 15, 2019, 08:26:34 PM: The roll rate must be fantastic.
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: ToeTag on April 15, 2019, 08:30:07 PM: Quote from: BOBO on April 15, 2019, 05:37:01 AM
Bear in mind that this plane's cargo will be carried externally. I'm curious as to what the gross take off weight will be once they start flying it with a load.

A reported 500,000 lbs
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: bustr on April 16, 2019, 11:42:21 AM: So the world has given up on an equatorial launch rail to use the 1000mph the earth turns and the shorter travel distance at the equator to leave the atmosphere?
Title: Re: Rutan's newest world beater
Post by: Puma44 on April 16, 2019, 12:46:01 PM: Quote from: bustr on April 16, 2019, 11:42:21 AM
So the world has given up on an equatorial launch rail to use the 1000mph the earth turns and the shorter travel distance at the equator to leave the atmosphere?

No, just Burt Rutan and company.