German Spaceplane Designer Flies Flight-Control Demonstrator

 Polaris Spaceplanes sub-scale demonstrator

The Mira-Light demonstrator flew on Aug. 22.

Credit: Polaris Spaceplanes
German startup Polaris Spaceplanes has completed the first flight of a sub-scale demonstrator focused on flight controls, moving a step closer to the maiden flight of an aerospike-powered demonstrator by year-end. The 2.5-m-long (8.2-ft.) Mira-Light demonstrator is intended to “fine-tune” the flight...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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