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Aircraft program

Stratolaunch Talon-A

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Resuasable hypersonic aircraft able to launch autonomously or from Stratolaunch’s carrier aircraft.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Rocket
Application
Surveillance

Design & construction

Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Certification
Military

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Stratolaunch Talon-A2020 / 2021A high-speed testbed built for hypersonic research, experiments, and enabling operational missions. Includes vehicles: TA-0, TA-1, and TA-2.

Airframer

Stratolaunch Systems Inc.News

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