Re: Spaceship One Altitude

Randall Clague <[email protected]> Mon, 04 Oct 2004 16:58:17 -0700

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At 04:21 PM 10/4/2004 -0400, Henry Spencer wrote:

>Hmm, does the FAI have a category for air-launched vehicles?

Yep.

CLASS C-I, GROUP IV, ROCKET ENGINE

LAUNCHED FROM AN AIRCRAFT

ALTITUDE (USA)
MAJ Robert M. White, USAF               95,936 m
North American X-15-1                   314,750 ft
1 Reaction Motors XLR-99, 50,000 lbs
Edwards AFB, CA
7/17/62

Son of a gun.  I guess Walker's flights weren't registered with FAI.

So Mike and Brian have both beat the official record.

-R

Randall Clague
Government Liaison
XCOR Aerospace
[email protected]
661-824-4714


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