Footage appears to show aircraft larger than football field soaring over Calif
sfgate.comAppears to show? The article identifies the aircraft - which denies the hinted-at uncertainty. And it hit mach5 which is cool and interesting.
Aircraft is the Roc, Scaled Composites' autonomous Model 351 Stratolaunch (giant dual-fuselage flying wing).
Mainstream media just reflexively equivocates now, because actually making a positive statement just leads to immediate attacks.
It's the Talon-A2 that reaches mach 5. The Roc is its launch vehicle. Roc is very cool nonetheless.
Ah. Appreciate the clarification.
I had planned to be stunned at those giant wings doing mach5, as soon as I had a free minute.