demonstrator aircraft built by the company Scaled Composites
Scaled Composites ARES
The Scaled Composites ARES is a demonstrator aircraft built by Scaled Composites. ARES is an acronym for Agile Responsive Effective Support.
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- Manufacturer
- Scaled Composites
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1990-02-19
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 390 kt
- Max speed
- 405 kt
- Range
- 1,200 nm
- Service ceiling
- 35,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 6,100 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,884 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 333 US gal
- Powerplant
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney JT15D turbofan
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 29.4 ft
- Wingspan
- 35 ft
- Height
- 9.8 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.