SCALED COMPOSITES WHITE KNIGHT SS1 MODEL SIGNED BY ASTRONAUT BRIAN BINNIE. Mixed materials on wo...
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SCALED COMPOSITES WHITE KNIGHT SS1 MODEL SIGNED BY ASTRONAUT BRIAN BINNIE. Mixed materials on wood base, Daron Executive Series, c.2005, wingspan 16 7/8 inches, fuselage 8 1/4 inches, 9 inches tall, 'Scaled Composites' plaque on base. SIGNED BY PILOT/ASTRONAUT BRIAN BINNIE on the wing. The Scaled Composites White Knight SS1 is a jet-powered carrier aircraft that was used to launch its companion, the experimental SpaceShipOne, which is a privately funded reusable rocket-powered aircraft capable of sub-orbital flight. Brian Binne piloted SpaceShipOne twice into space within a two-week period to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize in 2004, the first flight on the 47th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 and the second on the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight by the Wright Brothers. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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