SpaceShipOne flight 13P

SpaceShipOne flight 13P
Operator	Scaled Composites
Maximum altitude	105,000 ft (32,000 m)
Aircraft properties
Aircraft	SpaceShipOne
Aircraft type	Rocket-powered aircraft
Crew	1
Flight timeline
Takeoff date	April 8, 2004
Takeoff site	Mojave Airport
Landing date	April 8, 2004
Landing site	Mojave Airport

Flight 13P of SpaceShipOne was its second powered flight, which occurred on April 8, 2004. The pilot was Peter Siebold.

Details

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 40-second burn.

At burn-out, the Mach number was 1.6. The craft coasted to an apogee 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 Mojave Airport and landed safely.

External links

SPACE.com article
Scaled Composites' public flight log Archived 2004-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
X Prize page about Scaled Composites Archived 2004-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=SpaceShipOne_flight_13P
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