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Scaled Composites, often called simply Scaled, is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman, located at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. It was founded to develop experimental aircraft, and the company now focuses on designing and developing concept craft and prototype fabrication processes for aircraft and other vehicles. It is known for unconventional designs, for its use of non-metal composite materials, and for winning the Ansari X Prize with its experimental spacecraft SpaceShipOne.

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Founded Year
1982 1
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50 to 999 1
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Active 1
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Founded By

Source Wikipedia, Burt Rutan

Operates In

Source Wikipedia, Scaled Composites

Subsidiary Of

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Source NASA X-38 (Wikipedia)Infobox: builder
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Scaled Composites (prototypes)

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Source SpaceShipTwo (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is a retired air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism

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Source VSS Enterprise (Orbit Codex)Development and Program
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The first vehicle, VSS Enterprise, was manufactured by Scaled Composites.

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Source Rutan Long-EZ (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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designed by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites

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Source Scaled Composites ARES (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is a demonstrator aircraft built by Scaled Composites

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Source Scaled Composites ATTT (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is a technology demonstration aircraft built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites in 1986 under contract to DARPA

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Source GlobalSecurity.org: Pulsed detonation engine flies into historyClosing paragraph, joint effort
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Scaled Composites, Inc. for vehicle integration and flight testing.

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Source Northrop Grumman Firebird (Wikipedia)Lead, Scaled Composites and Model 355
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The Northrop Grumman Firebird is an intelligence gathering aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman's subsidiary Scaled Composites which can be flown remotely or by a pilot. At Scaled, it is known as the Model 355.

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Source Scaled Composites Model 367 BiPod (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is an experimental flying car developed by Scaled Composites

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Source Aviation International News: Swift: Looking Back on the Forgotten T-X ContenderLead, maker
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Scaled Composites has quietly revealed more details of its Model 400 Swift proof-of-concept aircraft.

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Source The Aviationist: Scaled Composites' Model 437 Vanguard Has Flown For The First TimeLead, maker
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The new Model 437 aircraft by Scaled Composites, the well-known cutting-edge aerospace company famous for its many exotic aircraft, has flown for the first time on Aug. 29, 2024.

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Source Scaled Composites Pond Racer (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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was a twin-engine twin-boom racing aircraft developed for Bob Pond by Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites

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Source Scaled Composites Proteus (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus

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Source Aerofiles: Rutan, includes Scaled Composites (Aerofiles)Raptor (Model 226) entry, maker
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Raptor (Model 226) (Scaled) 1993 = High-altitude, unmanned aircraft;

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Source Scaled Composites 401 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is an American experimental aircraft, designed and produced by Scaled Composites

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Source Scaled Composites Stratolaunch (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by Scaled Composites for Stratolaunch Systems

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Source Scaled Composites Triumph (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is a twin-engine, business jet prototype designed and built by Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites for Beechcraft

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Source Scaled Composites White Knight (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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manufactured by Scaled Composites

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Source Scaled Composites White Knight Two (Wikipedia)Lead, developer
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It was developed by Scaled Composites from 2007 to 2010

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Source SpaceShipOne (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company

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Source Scarab (Scaled Composites)Scarab page, Scaled role
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Scaled Composites was selected to perform the structural design and fabrication for the demonstrator and the subsequent first production run of 29 vehicles.

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Source Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by Burt Rutan's company, Scaled Composites

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1. Wikipedia, Scaled Composites
  • Infobox: num_employees
    Over 200
  • Lead
    Scaled Composites (often called simply Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman.
  • Infobox: type
    Division
  • Company history
    Scaled Composites was established in 1982 and purchased by the Beech Aircraft Corporation in 1985, as a result of the collaboration on the Starship project.
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Wikipedia, Burt Rutan
Founded By: Burt Rutan, Business career: founding of Scaled Composites
Quote, Founded By: Burt Rutan, Business career: founding of Scaled Composites
In April 1982, Rutan founded Scaled Composites, LLC
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