Aaron Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/rutan_scaled_0304187.html Yes, Burt Rutan has set Scaled Composites on course for the X-prize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No4 Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Looks very speccy, I wonder if the plans are available? Quote The Coconut King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 But if anyone can do it, Burt would be the guy. I'm glad to see a serious engineer tackle the X-prize, up until now it just seems like a bunch of unproven wackos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekisbey Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 There goes the x-prize. What's next? Quote Evan Kisbey Cozy Mk IV plans # 1114 "There may not be any stupid questions, but I've seen LOTS of curious idiots..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 20, 2003 Author Share Posted April 20, 2003 Did you make enough tax free for an engine? I wonder what happened to the engines in those planes they found outside of Tikrit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekisbey Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 We got kicked into the waiting list. 1st Cavalry Division's deployment has supposedly been postponed or cancelled for the immediate future, though we're still waiting on the official word. CNN seems to think we're not going anywhere, and most of the time they find out before we do. In any event, it seems unlikely that I'll be over there soon enough to see significant tax benefits, considering the current state of hostilities in that theater. In the meantime we're still loading gear and working like we'll be leaving yeasterday. Official line is "The 1st Cavalry Division is in reciept of deployment orders in support of the Global War on Terrorism." Read what you want to into that. What any of this has to do with the x-prize, I have no clue. Just thought I'd throw it out there for the curious. Guess I gotta change my signature now. Speaking of Rutan's shot at the x-prize; I was reading the various articles I saw posted on his project yesterday and saw nothing specific concerning the craft he intends to use as the carrier vehicle. I see some references about it being based on Scaled Composites' Proteus craft, but is it a derivative, an alternate configuration, or an entirely new aircraft? My understanding was that Proteus was designed with a similar use in mind. Was it not up to the task or are we seeing a payload variant of the original modular configuration? Quote Evan Kisbey Cozy Mk IV plans # 1114 "There may not be any stupid questions, but I've seen LOTS of curious idiots..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 I'm going to wait until nat comes out with a bigger version, but I'm looking for new partners on this one Quote maker wood dust and shavings - foam and fiberglass dust and one day a cozy will pop out, enjoying the build i can be reached at http://www.canardcommunity.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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