Scaled Composites WhiteKnightTwo
WhiteKnightTwo is the reusable, four-engine, twin-fuselage carrier-aircraft family designed and built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. It carries a SpaceShipTwo vehicle between its fuselages to release altitude and also supports flight-crew training and simulation.
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Identity
- Aliases
- White Knight TwoWK2Scaled Model 348Virgin Galactic mothership
- Family Name
- WhiteKnightTwo
- Full Name
- Scaled Composites WhiteKnightTwo
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstratorutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
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- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- WhiteKnightTwo is the reusable, four-engine, twin-fuselage carrier-aircraft family designed and built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. It carries a SpaceShipTwo vehicle between its fuselages to release altitude and also supports flight-crew training and simulation.
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- 2,008
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 04:43:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:40:56 UTC
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- Scaled Composites WhiteKnightTwo White Knight Two WK2 Scaled Model 348 Virgin Galactic mothership