Stratolaunch Flew the First Recoverable and Reusable Hypersonic Test Plane
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6YYTY)
Stratolaunch built and operates the world's largest airplane by wingspan. It is the twin-fuselage Roc, which serves as an air-launch platform for reusable hypersonic vehicles. Their primary focus is on developing, launching, and repeatedly flying the Talon-A family of autonomous, rocket-powered hypersonic testbeds, as well as advancing larger and more ambitious vehicles for commercial and ...