Specifications (as Designed)
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft 10 in (6.34 m)
- Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
- Wing area: 345 ft² (32 m²)
- Empty weight: 10,395 lb (4,715 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 11,387 lb (5,165 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Martin Trans-stage rocket engine, 72,000 lbf (323 kN)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 17,500 mph (28,165 km/h)
- Range: earth orbit 22,000 nautical miles, (40,700 km)
- Service ceiling: 530,000 ft (160 km)
- Rate of climb: 100,000 ft/min (510 m/s)
- Wing loading: 33 lb/ft² (161 kg/m²)
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