Still from the movie
Ha! I designed that. Oh, well...
Does anyone know what the drawing in the lower right might be? It looks like a delta with telescoping wings and centerline engine.Skyblazer said:I knew I'd seen that shape before...
Obviously Burt Rutan does not always start from scratch. He based the "Manta" on Vincent Burnelli's 1947 fighter design.
A sweet serendipity from the gallery at flateric's linked page: Burt Rutan working on his computer with the same bizarre model at his side...
Does anyone know what the drawing in the lower right might be? It looks like a delta with telescoping wings and centerline engine.Skyblazer said:I knew I'd seen that shape before...
Obviously Burt Rutan does not always start from scratch. He based the "Manta" on Vincent Burnelli's 1947 fighter design.
A sweet serendipity from the gallery at flateric's linked page: Burt Rutan working on his computer with the same bizarre model at his side...
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I see some similarities with his VTOL tailsitter, mostly in the wing shape, which might be hinged, I think?Does anyone know what the drawing in the lower right might be? It looks like a delta with telescoping wings and centerline engine.Skyblazer said:I knew I'd seen that shape before...
Obviously Burt Rutan does not always start from scratch. He based the "Manta" on Vincent Burnelli's 1947 fighter design.
A sweet serendipity from the gallery at flateric's linked page: Burt Rutan working on his computer with the same bizarre model at his side...
View: https://x.com/Task_Force23/status/1813580918168461690[*]Model 401 "Son of Ares": single-seat jet demonstrator with P&WC JT15D-5D, cantilever low wing, V-tail; built for as-yet unnamed customer to demonstrate "advanced, low-cost manufacturing techniques" for production of research aircraft for both industry and government. Two prototypes [N401XD] (c/n 001), [N401XP] (c/n 002), named "Deimos" and "Phobos", after the names of planet Mars's two natural satellites (Mars being the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Ares).
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I seem to remember a "single stage to tether" deal where a shuttlecock design could make it to orbit and back without needing a thick heat shield...hooking up with a rotovator or something.Breakthroughs, the Product of Innovators By Burt Rutan
I think that everyone will enjoy this Burt's 2007 NDIA presentation
Scaled Composites new, fairly recent and "mystery" programs I've listed;
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- Model 412 Encore — a high-altitude optionally-manned Proteus derivative with a single top-mounted engine;
Oops! You're right! I was fooled by the other known photo of the model...The attached picture of the Model 412 Encore shows a layout with two engines on top ...