01/05/2024
...serves as a high-altitude communications relay platform. Its tandem-wing design enables it to orbit at 65,000 feet for 18+ hours, a true marvel of efficiency and endurance in the sky.
Journey into the stratosphere with the Scaled Composites Proteus!
Burt Rutan’s creation, now owned by Northrop Grumman, serves as a high-altitude communications relay platform.
Its tandem-wing design enables it to orbit at 65,000 feet for 18+ hours, a true marvel of efficiency and endurance in the sky.
📸 Scott Pelkowski at AirVenture Oshkosh 2017