Stratolaunch Set To Fly Hypersonic Test Pylon

Stratolaunch Hypersonic Test Pylon
Credit: Domenic Moen/Stratolaunch
COLORADO SPRINGS—Stratolaunch has begun taxi tests of the Roc carrier aircraft with a large underwing pylon that will be used to carry and launch the company’s Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle. The pylon is attached to the underside of the center wing section between the Roc’s twin fuselages. Any...
Guy Norris

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