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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We’re already gearing up for our Summer 2027 Internship Program and searching for students who thrive in hands-on, creative engineering environments. If someone comes to mind, point them toward Scaled’s internship application! Details here: scaled.com/internship/ #internship #engineeringintern

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As a low-cost, high-performance, proof-of-concept jet designed to meet high-G, high angle-of-attack maneuvers, the M400 Swift was an exciting technical challenge at Scaled – from concept to first flight on August 26, 2016, it only took two years! scaled.com/portfolio/sw... #firstflightfridays #jet

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At Scaled, our engineering and flight sciences interns don’t just observe innovation, they help build it. Interns are embedded directly into active aerospace programs, gaining hands-on experience as you help push the boundaries of what’s possible. Apply now: scaled.com/internship/ #internship

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

With 25 months from contract signature to its first flight on March 5, 2004, GlobalFlyer had the design challenge of being an aircraft with 83% of its gross weight as fuel - maximizing the possible distance the aircraft could fly during its future circumnavigation flights! #FirstFlightFridays

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

ARES was developed as a proof-of-concept for a Low-Cost Battlefield Attack Aircraft and made its first flight on February 16, 1990! Learn more about ARES at: scaled.com/portfolio/ar... #FirstFlightFridays #flighttest #ARES #experimentalaircraft #researchtestbed #aircraft

A gray airplane with canards and dual tail fins flies low above a runway, its shadow beneath it.

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Do you see love in the air? We do with these airplane valentines! 💌🛩️💌 Happy Valentine’s Day to all those airplane fans out there! #greetingcards #valentines #valentinescards #valentinesday2025 #airplanevalentines #valentinesday #airplanes

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

What’s your guess on how long it took from contract signature to first flight of Old School, the Firebird Demonstrator, on February 9, 2010? Would you believe that it was under 12 months? Learn more at: scaled.com/portfolio/Ol... #FirstFlightFridays #OldSchool #experimentalaircraft #fast

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Model 429 “Dash-1” made its first flight on February 6, 2020 – using a catapult launch to get it airborne! With a 9.5-foot wingspan, this #UAV was built to demonstrate a new construction technique. #FirstFlightFridays #experimentalaircraft #unmanned #rapiddevelopment #OTD

Dash-1, a see-through UAV with visible internal structure flies against a blue sky.

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

January 31, 2008, marks the first manned flight of an aircraft powered by a Pulse Detonation Engine with a modified Long-EZ we call the Borealis PDE. Learn more: scaled.com/portfolio/bo... #FirstFlightFridays #AlternatePropulsion #PulseDetonation #LongEZ #FlightTest

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

#FlashbackFriday to when we got amazing pictures of Proteus and a Model 401 over Lake Mead on the way to Las Vegas for Aviation Nation! No, this picture isn’t AI – when aircraft are designed around specific missions we end up with unique configurations. #Photography #Airplanes 📸: Tyson Rininger

Two aircraft fly over the water of Lake Mead. One aircraft is white with very spindly wings and canards, two engines, and circle windows. The second aircraft is gray with a v-tail and angled up wings.

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Don’t have your Valentine picked out for tomorrow? Here’s a few airplane themed ones to help you prepare! 💌 #greetingcards #valentines #valentinescards #valentinesday

A set of three airplane themed valentine cards.
The first says "can i fly into your heart" with an underneath view of the Model 437 Vanguard and heart shaped smoke coming from its exhaust.
The second features a flying wing UAV that says "let's dash into love."
The third has a picture of the Orbital Pegasus Rocket over a graphic of the earth and starts saying "you send me to orbit"

A set of three airplane themed valentine cards.
The first says "i'd fly around the world for you" with a picture of the GlobalFlyer aircraft above a graphic of the earth.
The Second has SpaceShipOne and star graphics saying "you put the stars in my eyes".
The third have a picture of the Stratolaunch Roc aircraft and says "I love you thiiiiiiiiiiiis much!"

A set of four airplane themed valentine cards.
The first says "let's be friends" featuring BiPod, a flying car with two separate fuselages for people to sit in.
The second is the Raptor D-1 UAV with a pilot sitting astride it like a horse and says "will you be my safety pilot?"
The third is the Triumph business jet, a white aircraft with a canard, back swept wings, and T shaped tail. It says "you are a triumph"
The fourth features a spindly looking UAV that says "Love is Free(wing)"

A set of three airplane themed valentine cards.
The first has Microlight, a white triangle shaped plane with large canards and says "you make my heart micro-light!"
The second features a v-tail white airplane with blue stripes and forward swept wing called V-Jet II and says "my engines run on your love"
the third features a grey triangle shaped airplane with canards called ARES, saying "I Canard wait to go on a date"

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Old School made its first flight on February 9, 2010! Initially intended to be a UAV, Scaled designed an optionally-manned aircraft to quickly to get the aircraft to flight and start collecting test data! #FirstFlightFridays #OldSchool #experimentalaircraft scaled.com/portfolio/Ol...

A white aircraft with long thin wings and a connected bronco tail flying over the desert.

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Scaled Composites @scaledcomposites.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

In January of 1990, ATTT made what was intended to be its final flight to land at Edwards Air Force Base and join the Flight Test Museum’s collection. In 1991, Scaled reactivated ATTT to conduct a flight test research mission for a new customer! #FirstFlightFridays #flighttest

Pilots Mike Melvill and Fitz Fulton walking in front of twin-engine ATTT aircraft after landing at Edwards Air Force Base.

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