Author Topic: SpaceShipTwo image (Read 13141 times)

Flightstar · « **on:** 03/01/2006 06:32 pm »

Don't know if this is new, but putting it here in case it is. Was e-mailed to me.

Crispy · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/01/2006 06:36 pm »

Very interesting. What do we reckon, seats down the sides, with a central aisle for free-fall fun?

Jim · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/01/2006 06:37 pm »

Not very many windows for the passengers. Looks like just the minimum required for the pilot

Jamie Young · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/01/2006 06:43 pm »

A lot more internal area that SS1, there's the extra capacity. I bet there's room to go floating.

Mark Max Q · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/01/2006 06:45 pm »

Looks cool to me!

nacnud · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/01/2006 11:07 pm »

Hummm, interesting but it looks extremly dodgy , not sure about this one.

Crispy · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/01/2006 11:14 pm »

Hang on a minute - this thing flies supersonic doesn't it? And don't you want a sharper shape for supersonic flight?

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Hummm, interesting but it looks extremly dodgy

Maybe. I'd say it looks more catty. Boom-tish.

David AF · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/02/2006 01:09 am »

I have the feeling this design will be for longer durations before re-entry. Sure looks like one fat body with an aft dimension. Need to see more images.

NASA_Twix_JSC · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/02/2006 01:41 am »

Sure is interesting. Trust in Burt, he knows what he's doing with even the strangest of shapes.

Jamie Young · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/02/2006 03:13 am »

I think that is a good point. It's Burt Rutan and he's a pioneer with the strange shaped vehicles.

Cool to see the image.

simonbp · « **Reply #10 on:** 03/02/2006 03:51 am »

Though hopefully he will allow some real aerodynamic testing this time, as opposed the couple-of-CFD-runs-and-a-prayer approach they took with SS1...

Simon

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 03/02/2006 11:33 am »

Seen as this is public now, I'm moving it.

Captain Scarlet · « **Reply #12 on:** 03/02/2006 12:29 pm »

Looks like a platapus!

hyper_snyper · « **Reply #13 on:** 03/02/2006 02:58 pm »

I doubt that's the final design. Going from what Burt has said, there should be more windows.

James Lowe1 · « **Reply #14 on:** 03/05/2006 06:33 pm »

Thread moved.

Polecat · « **Reply #15 on:** 03/06/2006 03:45 am »

It looks marketable, but I do not think it will be the final design also.

hyper_snyper · « **Reply #16 on:** 03/19/2006 04:30 pm »

This article claims that design work is finished on SS2 and production will begin this summer.

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The design of SpaceShipTwo is complete, and construction is slated for this summer with test flights scheduled for late next year. The project's $100 million first phase is financed by Branson's Virgin Group, said Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn.

Given Scaled's secretive nature it's hard to tell what the status really is. Production this summer and test flights over a year later does seem a bit odd, though. Anyway, I hope we're given some sort of unveiling soon or at least some inkling as to what's going on over at Mojave.

JimNtexas · « **Reply #17 on:** 03/26/2006 05:17 am »

Not enough windows for the passengers and crew.

Benny · « **Reply #18 on:** 03/30/2006 09:56 am »

Is there any verification if they are going to use the VLA (Very Large Aircraft) Scaled
designed and produced for t/Space as the mothership for SpaceShipTwo?

Benny · « **Reply #19 on:** 04/03/2006 12:48 pm »

BTW there is quite an interesting article on space.com about SS2/ Virgin Galactic.
They started collecting money from their prospective costumers (13 Mio. US-D).
The article also notes that the Design of SS2 is complete. ( I think there has been
the same statement based on another article somewhere in the Forum)

http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060403.html