Configured with larger engines than its Proteus forbear, the optionally crewed Encore could enter service as early as 2027.
Credit: Scaled Composites
Twenty-five years ago, Scaled Composites found itself in the rarefied world of high-altitude, long-endurance flight testing with the operational debut of the Proteus—a repurposed experimental aircraft originally developed as an airborne telecommunications relay platform. Now the company is firming...
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