Featured in Mojave Air and Space PortBYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareNon-Military MB-326M Jet Trainer Aircraft Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base In CaliforniaThe MB-326M aircraft that went down was being used by the nearby National Test Pilot School at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020ShareMetallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious TestsThe experimental Ares testbed jet has joined the ‘Son Of Ares’ jets in ongoing test work over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon ModificationsOne of the Model 401 demonstrators is now outfitted with a peculiar ventral pod that has a huge air intake and its own exhaust. BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareIs The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?Typically used to launch rockets to put small satellites in orbit, Stargazer may be working on a classified hypersonic or space launch program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Mystery Jet Appears With Odd Markings And NASA F-15 EscortThe intriguing test flights have continued with new aircraft types joining a trio of Scaled Composites’ aircraft high over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test FlightsThe alien-looking aircraft and its twin are being used for intriguing trials involving a number of other aircraft high above the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Mysterious Stealthy Jets Spotted Working With High-Flying Proteus (Updated)The highly unique aircraft flew between China Lake and Mojave Air and Space Port in what appears to have been an aerial test. BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2020ShareThis Big Crazy Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone Belongs To Toyota And May Run On HydrogenThe exotic and somewhat mysterious unmanned aircraft was spotted undergoing testing at Mojave Air And Space Port in California. BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareStratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareWe Have The Best Images And Video Yet Of The H03 Firebird Spy Plane And Boy Does It Sound OddThe optionally manned, medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance plane is meant to be quiet, which explains its strange acoustic signature. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman’s ‘H03’ Firebird Spy Plane Is Now Flying At Mojave Air and Space PortNew photos give us a much more complete view of the aircraft, clearly showing its lineage to Scaled Composites’ Firebird long-endurance design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareMarkings On Scaled Composites’ ARES Confirm Its Connection To Mysterious Model 401 JetsA comical sticker on the ARES jet gives us the conclusive answers we were looking for as to the Model 401’s lineage. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareExclusive Images Unmask Name Of Scaled Composites’ Mysterious Model 401 ‘Son Of Ares’ JetThe stealthy design appears to draw its lineage from the ARES close air support jet with the prototypes being named after the gods of dread and panic. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2018ShareStratolaunch Rumbles Down Runway As Pentagon’s Interest In Rapid Space Access MountsAs Paul Allen’s space launch mothership preps for its first flight the USAF has begun accelerating its quick access to space initiatives. BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareNon-Military MB-326M Jet Trainer Aircraft Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base In CaliforniaThe MB-326M aircraft that went down was being used by the nearby National Test Pilot School at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020ShareMetallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious TestsThe experimental Ares testbed jet has joined the ‘Son Of Ares’ jets in ongoing test work over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon ModificationsOne of the Model 401 demonstrators is now outfitted with a peculiar ventral pod that has a huge air intake and its own exhaust. BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareIs The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?Typically used to launch rockets to put small satellites in orbit, Stargazer may be working on a classified hypersonic or space launch program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Mystery Jet Appears With Odd Markings And NASA F-15 EscortThe intriguing test flights have continued with new aircraft types joining a trio of Scaled Composites’ aircraft high over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test FlightsThe alien-looking aircraft and its twin are being used for intriguing trials involving a number of other aircraft high above the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Mysterious Stealthy Jets Spotted Working With High-Flying Proteus (Updated)The highly unique aircraft flew between China Lake and Mojave Air and Space Port in what appears to have been an aerial test. BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2020ShareThis Big Crazy Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone Belongs To Toyota And May Run On HydrogenThe exotic and somewhat mysterious unmanned aircraft was spotted undergoing testing at Mojave Air And Space Port in California. BYTyler RogowayFeb 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareStratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareWe Have The Best Images And Video Yet Of The H03 Firebird Spy Plane And Boy Does It Sound OddThe optionally manned, medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance plane is meant to be quiet, which explains its strange acoustic signature. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman’s ‘H03’ Firebird Spy Plane Is Now Flying At Mojave Air and Space PortNew photos give us a much more complete view of the aircraft, clearly showing its lineage to Scaled Composites’ Firebird long-endurance design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareMarkings On Scaled Composites’ ARES Confirm Its Connection To Mysterious Model 401 JetsA comical sticker on the ARES jet gives us the conclusive answers we were looking for as to the Model 401’s lineage. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareExclusive Images Unmask Name Of Scaled Composites’ Mysterious Model 401 ‘Son Of Ares’ JetThe stealthy design appears to draw its lineage from the ARES close air support jet with the prototypes being named after the gods of dread and panic. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2018ShareStratolaunch Rumbles Down Runway As Pentagon’s Interest In Rapid Space Access MountsAs Paul Allen’s space launch mothership preps for its first flight the USAF has begun accelerating its quick access to space initiatives. BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2018Share
