Spaceship One, going for two of two

White Knight and Spaceship One just took off. Wish them luck! You can
watch it live at xprize.org.

p.s. N328KF is listed as a glider... no 'engine' : )

-lance smith

GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL!!!!

Civilization has advanced. One more small step forward...

-c

"lance smith" wrote in message
om...
White Knight and Spaceship One just took off. Wish them luck! You can
watch it live at xprize.org.

p.s. N328KF is listed as a glider... no 'engine' : )

-lance smith

(lance smith) wrote in message . com...
White Knight and Spaceship One just took off. Wish them luck! You can
watch it live at xprize.org.

p.s. N328KF is listed as a glider... no 'engine' : )

Watched it. Great stuff.
You -do- realise that he can claim a Diamond for height gained now :-)

Nope, not unless the ENTIRE flight was made without using a motor, just the same
rules as a motorglider. Sorry, no diamond.

{;-)

Jim



(George)
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

(lance smith) wrote in message
. com...
- White Knight and Spaceship One just took off. Wish them luck! You can
- watch it live at xprize.org.
-
- p.s. N328KF is listed as a glider... no 'engine' : )
-
-Watched it. Great stuff.
-You -do- realise that he can claim a Diamond for height gained now :-)



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Jim Weir wrote in message . ..
Nope, not unless the ENTIRE flight was made without using a motor, just the same
rules as a motorglider. Sorry, no diamond.


Nah. Its covered. just a new type of aerotow launch :-))

They did it! Yah Hoo for America!

Bryan Chaisone

(lance smith) wrote in message . com...
White Knight and Spaceship One just took off. Wish them luck! You can
watch it live at xprize.org.

p.s. N328KF is listed as a glider... no 'engine' : )

-lance smith

bryan chaisone wrote:
They did it! Yah Hoo for America!

What exactly does America have to do with these people's success?

"John Harlow" wrote in message
...
bryan chaisone wrote:
They did it! Yah Hoo for America!

What exactly does America have to do with these people's success?

Name somewhere else that you could get sufficient:

1) Talent
2) Funding
AND
3) Government permission.

KB

Thank you Kyle...

Bryan

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message ...
"John Harlow" wrote in message
...
bryan chaisone wrote:
They did it! Yah Hoo for America!

What exactly does America have to do with these people's success?

Name somewhere else that you could get sufficient:

1) Talent
2) Funding
AND
3) Government permission.

KB

(lance smith) wrote in message . com...
White Knight and Spaceship One just took off. Wish them luck! You can
watch it live at xprize.org.

p.s. N328KF is listed as a glider... no 'engine' : )

-lance smith

Fox Headline News coverage said that one of the conditions for
claiming the $10-milllion prize is that the pilot must return in "good
health," which is defined as surving for 24 hours after the landing.
What precaution is Rutan's organization taking to insure the pilot
doesn't slip on a banna peel or trip over his shoelaces during the
next 24 hours and cost them the prize? Do they lock him in a padded
cell?