1/10-Scale Virgin Galactic Prototype

This hand-crafted mannequin of the Virgin Galactic spaceship has a wingspan of virtually 3 ft and a size of 5 and a half ft, and it’s powered by a Xicoy X-45 turbine. After the test-flight, builder Dom E. mentioned, “The plane is a bit nervous on roll and a bit slow on pitch input. CG seems to be ok now. It was extremely nose-heavy at the first test-flight, and it nearly came to a disaster because even with full elevator, the plane would not climb properly. A gyro would for sure help to make the flights a lot smoother.” We’re trying ahead to seeing the ultimate model in motion!