Total Members Voted: 97
Voting closed: 02/03/2018 01:05 pm
Only unmanned tests for VG
So does a VG flight with just the test pilots count as a manned flight, or do we require other passengers?
Quote from: AbuSimbel on 12/05/2017 01:31 pmOnly unmanned tests for VGVG never conducts unmanned tests. All of the tests are conducted in manned mode. Perhaps the only company that does this.
Quote from: gongora on 12/05/2017 02:14 pmSo does a VG flight with just the test pilots count as a manned flight, or do we require other passengers?Yes. We're talking about the first manned suborbital flight since 2004.
If I was a billionaire,
To me suborbital is a trip to nowhere. If I was a billionaire, I would rather orbit the earth, than have a 15 minute joyride. I guess it is a start though.