ARES: Agile Responsiveness Effective Support

Abstract

On 26 February 1990, Scaled Composites unveiled its latest prototype at Mojave, California. ARES, named for the Greek god of war, an acronym for Agile Responsive Effective Support, is a new turbofan powered, light attack aircraft. Company test pilots Dough Shane and Mike Melvill flew ARES flights 1 and 2 on Monday, 19 February 1990.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1990
Accession Number
AD1104515

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Aircraft
  • California
  • Composite Materials
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Prototypes
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military History
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.