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Scaled completes tow test of world’s largest composite aircraft

A Scaled team of 300 engineers and fabricators designed, built, and hand assembled the twin fuselage vehicle.

6th June 2017

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Mojave, CA

Transport/​Aerospace

A Scaled team of 300 engineers and fabricators designed, built, and hand assembled the twin fuselage vehicle as an air launch platform with a payload capacity of about 550,000 pounds. This significant milestone in the project’s history brings the aircraft into the test phase and one step closer to first flight, the company reports.

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