- SpaceShipOne flight 13P
Flight 13P of
SpaceShipOne was its second powered flight, which occurred onApril 8 2004 . The pilot wasPeter Siebold .SpaceShipOne was released from White Knight at an altitude of 45,600 ft (13,900 m). Ignition was delayed by about two minutes to evaluate a shock-induced stall buffet. The
rocket was lit at an altitude of 38,300 feet (11.7 km) for a 40second burn.At burn-out, the
Mach number was 1.6. The craft coasted to anapogee altitude of 105,000 feet (32.0 km).During reentry the craft attained Mach 0.9. The craft switched to glider configuration at 40,000 feet (12.2 km). The craft returned to the spaceport and landed safely.
External links
* [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spaceshipone_test_040408.html SPACE.com article]
* [http://scaled.com/projects/tierone/logs-WK-SS1.htm Scaled Composites' public flight log]
* [http://www.xprize.com/teams/scaled.html X Prize page about Scaled Composites]
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