Scaled Composites White Knight
White Knight was Scaled Composites' reusable Model 318 twin-turbojet carrier aircraft and high-fidelity simulator for the Tier One program. It carried and air-launched SpaceShipOne above approximately 45,000 feet and later supported other captive-carry and drop-test work before retirement in 2014.
Identity
- Aliases
- WhiteKnightScaled Model 318Tier One mothership
- Family Name
- White Knight
- Full Name
- Scaled Composites White Knight
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
- Slug
- scaled-composites-white-knight
- Status
- retired
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- White Knight was Scaled Composites' reusable Model 318 twin-turbojet carrier aircraft and high-fidelity simulator for the Tier One program. It carried and air-launched SpaceShipOne above approximately 45,000 feet and later supported other captive-carry and drop-test work before retirement in 2014.
- First Flight Year
- 2,002
- Last Flight Year
- 2,014
- Manufacturer Id
- jd74r57mckrafmkypspbj7049n7njw2z
- Operator Id
- jd74r57mckrafmkypspbj7049n7njw2z
Links
- Official Url
- https://scaled.com/portfolio/white-knight/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 3:58:51 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 3:58:51 AM