Spaceship Two In-flight Break Up
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Spaceship Two In-flight Break Up
Many of you will by now have heard about yesterday's tragic in-flight breakup of the Virgin/Rutan Spaceship Two and the loss of one of its pilots. Apparently it was due to some sort of rocket motor related system failure. The flight was the first using a new type of propellant consisting of plastic pellets.
Although its very sad that one pilot was killed, I regard it as a spectacular success that the other survived this supersonic very high altitude in-flight breakup, and I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of the escape system in use on this vessel and how it operates? Surely its something a little more special than a boggo Martin Baker?
Although its very sad that one pilot was killed, I regard it as a spectacular success that the other survived this supersonic very high altitude in-flight breakup, and I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of the escape system in use on this vessel and how it operates? Surely its something a little more special than a boggo Martin Baker?
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http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...wn-mojave.html
This isn't a PF subject, so suggest you ask your question in that thread.
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http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...wn-mojave.html
This isn't a PF subject, so suggest you ask your question in that thread.
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