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Scaled completes tow test of world’s largest composite aircraft
A Scaled team of 300 engineers and fabricators designed, built, and hand assembled the twin fuselage vehicle.
6th June 2017
Innovation in Textiles
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Mojave, CA
A Scaled team of 300 engineers and fabricators designed, built, and hand assembled the twin fuselage vehicle as an air launch platform with a payload capacity of about 550,000 pounds. This significant milestone in the project’s history brings the aircraft into the test phase and one step closer to first flight, the company reports.
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