The Model 437 test pilot reported that the aircraft’s flying and handling qualities were good on the first flight.
Credit: Scaled Composites
The latest in a long line of experimental Scaled Composites-built aircraft, the single-engine, V-tail Model 437 prototype, is set for further envelope expansion tests after making its first flight from Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Aug. 29. The Model 437’s names—it was dubbed the Vanguard...
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