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Scaled Composites announces the rollout and first flight of its most recent project, experimental aircraft Model 401. Scaled worked with a proprietary customer to build two vehicles to demonstrate ...
On Aug. 29, in partnership with Northrop Grumman (Falls Church, Va., U.S.), Scaled Composites LLC (Mojave, Calif., U.S.) announced the first flight of its most recent vehicle, the Model 437 Vanguard, ...
The Model 401 Sierra project, developed by Scaled Composites, was designed as a low-cost technology demonstrator with a focus on streamlined manufacturing.
Forget the F-22 or F-35: How a New Stealth Fighter Might Be Born The airframe in question, Scaled Composites’ Model 401 first flew in 2018, though details on what the prototype plane is intended ...
Northrop Grumman unveiled the Scaled Composites Model 437 on Sept. 8 as a low-cost unmanned aircraft system (UAS) derived from the company’s four-year-old, manned Model 401 demonstrator.
The airframe in question, Scaled Composites ’ Model 401 first flew in 2018, though details on what the prototype plane is intended for are scant. The plane, tentatively called the “Son of Ares ...
Like those competing aircraft, the Model 437 would offer 3,000-nm range at Mach 0.8, says Scaled Composites President Cory Bird.
Scaled Composites leveraged extensive experience in rapid design, fabrication, and test of experimental aircraft to develop the Model 437 Vanguard. This included a clean sheet aircraft design, ...