At 16:12 24 January 2008, wrote:
On Jan 23, 5:26=A0pm, wrote:
http://www.aerogazette.com/?p=3D217

can we fly it?

Rocco Caruso

Really......it is not a Motor Glider, Needs a '4th'
launching
method. .......And what a 'Tug' it is!

Interesting pictures!

Interestingly, SpaceShip 1 actually is registered with
the FAA as as motorglider (I assume SS 2 will be as
well). For Melville/Binnie to legally complete the
X-flights, they had to get commercial motorglider endorsements
(trained at Tehachapi and Minden) since the object
was to carry 2 passengers (sandbags in this case )into
space and repeat.

Paul
"Do the usual, unusually well" -Len Niemi