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词条 VMS Eve
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  1. Public launch

  2. Flight test program

  3. References

  4. External links

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VMS Eve (Tail number: N348MS[4]) is a carrier mothership for Virgin Galactic and launch platform for Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo-based Virgin SpaceShips.

VMS Eve is the first, and so far only, White Knight Two, built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. The "VMS" prefix stands for "Virgin Mothership".[5]

Public launch

The aircraft was named after Evette Branson, the mother of Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group. The jet plane has nose art of a blonde woman holding the Virgin Galactic corporate flag.[6] The image is based on how Evette Branson looked when she was younger and is called Galactic Girl.[7] The aircraft was officially launched on July 28, 2008, in Mojave, California, the United States, at the Mojave Spaceport, home of Scaled Composites. On December 12, 2008, the aircraft performed first taxi tests,[8] and a week later the maiden flight.[9] Eve will be used in the Virgin Galactic testflight program, preceding entry into commercial usage.[10]

It is the largest all composite aircraft ever constructed and has the longest single-piece composite aircraft part: a {{convert|140|ft|m|abbr=on}} long wingspan.[11] Burt Rutan has dismissed fears that pressurization cycles might induce fatigue failure in the composite structure.[12] Richard Branson has also announced that it will be highly fuel efficient.[13]

Flight test program

The initial flight tests were planned to begin in early September 2008[14][15][16] but they were delayed.[17] On 12 December 2008 the initial low speed taxi test was carried out at Mojave[18] followed by a high speed taxi on 16 December.[19] By September 2009 the flight envelope was extended to 50000 feet.[20] Testing has continued, with some delays and setbacks, and {{As of|2014|09|19|lc=y}} the total flight time for WhiteKnightTwo is 333.96 hours.

References

Citations
1. ^{{cite patent |inventor1-last=Morgan|inventor1-first=Robert|inventor2-last=Tighe|inventor2-first=James|patent-number=D612791|title=U.S. Design Patent 612,719 for the ornamental design for an aircraft|country=US|status=patent|issue-date=2010-03-30}}
2. ^{{Cite web | title = WK2 Rollout Audio Clips (parts 4 & 6) | work = Movaje Skies | date = 2008-07-30 | url = http://mojaveskies.blogspot.com/2008/07/wk2-rollout-audio-clips.html | accessdate = 2009-03-10 }}
3. ^{{citation |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072801154.html?hpid=topnews |title=Mother Ship Unveiled for $200,000 Place in Space |date=July 29, 2008 |page=A02 |last= Karl Vick}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=348MS |title=FAA N Number Registration for "Eve" |accessdate=2008-07-28}}
5. ^CNet News, Virgin Galactic's faces of Eve, July 28, 2008 1:08 PM PDT, Candace Lombardi
6. ^ABC News, Virgin Galactic Announces New Space Aircraft, July 28, 2008, Lauren Sher
7. ^Chicago Tribune, Branson reveals mother ship{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, July 29, 2008
8. ^AVweb, WhiteKnight2 Completes Taxi Test, December 16, 2008
9. ^The Space Fellowship, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Mothership Makes Maiden Flight, December 21, 2008
10. ^The Register, [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/29/branson_shows_off_whiteknighttwo/ Branson unveils Virgin Galactic mothership], Tuesday 29th July 2008 10:32 UTC, Scott Snowden
11. ^eFluxMedia, WhiteKnightTwo Offers Space As The Ultimate Tourist Destination {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802144931/http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_WhiteKnightTwo_Offers_Space_As_The_Ultimate_Tourist_Destination_21070.html |date=2008-08-02 }}, 12:08, July 29, 2008, Dee Chisamera
12. ^Rob Coppinger (29 July 2008)[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rutan-fatigue-is-not-an-issue-for-whiteknighttwo-226165/ "Rutan: Fatigue 'is not an issue' for WhiteKnightTwo"], Flightglobal
13. ^National Geographic, Virgin Galactic Unveils WhiteKnightTwo Space Plane, July 28, 2008, Ker Than
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080606-virgin-mother.html |title=Virgin Galactic Spaceline: Mega-Mothership Set for Rollout Debut |accessdate=2008-06-10 |date=June 6, 2008 |first=Leonard |last=David |publisher=Space.com}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080605_ss2.html |title=2008 AirVenture Oshkosh schedule|publisher=Airventure.org |accessdate=2008-07-19}}
16. ^[https://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/10/16/branson-human-resources-leadership-cx_tw_1016branson.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023143415/http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/10/16/branson-human-resources-leadership-cx_tw_1016branson.html |date=October 23, 2008 }}
17. ^{{cite |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/09/30/316547/virgin-galactics-whiteknighttwo-first-flight-delayed-to-years-end.html |title=Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo first flight delayed to year's end |accessdate=2008-10-07 |first=Rob |last=Coppinger |location=London |date=30 September 2008 |work=Flight International}}
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/12/13/320125/world-exclusive-video-spaceshiptwo-mothership-runway.html |title=World Exclusive Video: SpaceShipTwo mothership runway trial |accessdate=2008-12-16 |first=Rob |last=Coppinger |location=London |date=13 Dec 2008|quote=Source: Flight International}}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/12/17/320251/exclusive-video-whiteknighttwo-makes-high-speed-taxi-deploys.html |title=Exclusive Video: WhiteKnightTwo makes high speed taxi, deploys spoilers |accessdate=2008-12-23 |first=Rob |last=Coppinger |location=London |date=17 Dec 2008|quote=Source: Flight International}}
20. ^{{cite |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/04/30/325832/scaled-plans-50000ft-whiteknight-two-flight-by-september.html |title=Scaled plans 50,000ft WhiteKnight Two flight by September |first=Rob |last=Coppinger |location=London |date=30 April 2009|quote=Source: Flight International}}
Bibliography
  • BBC News, Branson unveils space tourism jet, 20:42 UTC, Monday, 28 July 2008 UK
  • Los Angeles Times, Richard Branson unveils his space plane, July 29, 2008, Peter Pae
  • Wired, [https://www.wired.com/science/space/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_virgin_galactic Virgin Galactic Unveils White Knight Two Launch Vehicle], 07.29.08,Dave Bullock
  • New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/science/space/29brfs-NEWSTEPSINPR_BRF.html?ref=us New Steps in Private Space Travel], July 29, 2008, John Schwartz
  • Reuters, Branson unveils plane to launch spaceship, Mon Jul 28, 2008 Fred Prouser
  • Associated Press, New space race heats up with unveiling of aircraft{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Alicia Chang
  • Scientific American, Forget the Dark Knight--the White Knight Two mothership has arrived, Jul 28, 2008 Adam Hadhazy
  • New Scientist, [https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14419-virgin-galactic-rolls-out-spaceshiptwos-mothership.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14419 Virgin Galactic rolls out SpaceShipTwo's 'mothership'], 28 July 2008, Rachel Courtland
  • Telegraph, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2466198/Sir-Richard-Branson-unveils-Virgins-spaceship.html Sir Richard Branson unveils Virgin's spaceship], 29 Jul 2008, James Quinn

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080701131905/http://www.virgingalactic.com/htmlsite/news.php Virgin Galactic - news]
  • Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic Rolls Out Mothership Eve - Jul 28, 2008 Press Release
  • Scaled Composites, WHITEKNIGHTTWO FLIGHT TEST SUMMARIES
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