ERAST Demonstrator 2 (D-2) in flight during 1996. The D-2 was built by Scaled Composites of Mojave, Calif., to test remote flight-control capabilities.
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ERAST Demonstrator 2 (D-2) in flight during 1996. The D-2 was built by Scaled Composites of Mojave, Calif., to test remote flight-control capabilities. As a result, it had only limited provisions for a scientific payload. The D-2 was also unusual in that it could be flown by either a pilot in an open cockpit or by remote control. It was powered by a 100-horsepower Rotax 914 piston engine turning a three-bladed propeller.Photo / Scaled Composites› D-2 Project Description