Rutan aircraft

SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to / using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique "feathering" atmospheric reentry system where the rear half of the wing and the twin tail booms folds 70 degrees upward along a hinge running the length of the wing; this increases drag while retaining stability. SpaceShipOne completed the first crewed private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Its mother ship was name

airplane

American transport aircraft

airplane

quadjet from Scaled Composites

American experimental aircraft

1979 experimental aircraft by NASA, Burt Rutan and Ames

two-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan

homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan

homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan

American aircraft

light aircraft designed by Burt Rutan

type of aircraft

engine test bed and demonstration aircraft designed by Scaled Composites