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Forum:	Commercial Space - Military Space
Topic:	Virgin-Scaled SpaceShipTwo / WhiteKnightTwo

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by 328KF: [B]Glide flight no. 4 is in the books. [list][]Flight: 47 / GF04 []Date: 13 Jan 11 Flight Time: 11 min, 34 sec []SS2 Pilot: Stucky SS2 CoPilot: Nichols []GS Crew: Binnie, Kalogiannis, Verderame, Maisler, Persall, Bassett, Zeitlin, Reid, Tighe, Inks []Objectives: <UL>[]Clean release []Evaluate stability and control []Stall expansion []Continued flutter envelope expansion []Aft CG expansion with water ballast tank []Window heater evaluation []Pilot proficiency[/list] [*]Results: All objectives achieved. Stall at aft CG. Evaluated flutter modifications to 250 KEAS. Envelope expanded to 3.8 g's. As part of the test objectives, the SS2 pilots vented water ballast just before coming in to land, which produced a visible contrail.</UL> Space.com: [URL=http://www.space.com/10624-virgin-galactic-private-spaceship-aces-glide-test.html]Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Aces Another Glide Test[/URL] <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]"We had another great flight today, piloted by Mark Stucky and co-pilot Clint Nichols, a good start for what will be a busy year of flight tests," said George Whitesides, CEO and president of Virgin Galactic.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE>[/B][/QUOTE]
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