Aerial hitchhikers

Aerial hitchhiking, the practice of carrying an aircraft aloft on or under a larger one, dates back to the ballooning era, but still has application in today’s space age. SpaceShipTwo, the first project to carry passengers to the edge of space, is air launched at 50,000 feet from its mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on July 20th, 2011 by Dennis Parks. No comments. © GAN 2011.