SpaceShipOne wins the XPrize
Pictures by Stratofox team members

X-Prize Flight 2: Chase Plane photo passes and landing

With SpaceShipOne's flight a success, a tradition has developed of doing fly-bys for the crowd, first by White Knight and then by the chase planes in formation. Then they all land too.

(all pictures on this page are by Ian Kluft)

(3072x2048 1684K) (500x333 4K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1760K) (500x333 5K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1971K) (500x333 7K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1834K) (500x333 7K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1827K) (500x333 7K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1722K) (500x333 5K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1768K) (500x333 4K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1667K) (500x333 3K)	Mike Melvill at the controls of White Knight does an afterburner pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1648K) (500x333 4K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1683K) (500x333 4K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1635K) (500x333 4K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1718K) (500x333 5K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1796K) (500x333 6K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1790K) (500x333 6K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1729K) (500x333 6K)	The chase planes do a photo pass for the crowd.
(3072x2048 1587K) (500x333 6K)	The chase planes break formation to prepare for landing.
(3072x2048 1837K) (500x333 7K)	White Knight lands on Runway 26 while SpaceShipOne occupies 30.
(3072x2048 2459K) (500x333 21K)	White Knight lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2595K) (500x333 24K)	White Knight lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2936K) (500x333 23K)	White Knight lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 1579K) (500x333 3K)	The AlphaJet makes a low pass near the VIP area over Runway 26.
(3072x2048 1677K) (500x333 5K)	The AlphaJet makes a low pass near the VIP area over Runway 26.
(3072x2048 1581K) (500x333 3K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 1978K) (500x333 10K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2557K) (500x333 22K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2683K) (500x333 24K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2607K) (500x333 23K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2366K) (500x333 20K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2643K) (500x333 20K)	Starship NC-51 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 1576K) (500x333 3K)	The AlphaJet lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2025K) (500x333 11K)	The AlphaJet lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2502K) (500x333 21K)	The AlphaJet lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2712K) (500x333 24K)	The AlphaJet lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2052K) (500x333 11K)	The Extra 300 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2157K) (500x333 14K)	The Extra 300 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2358K) (500x333 19K)	The Extra 300 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2632K) (500x333 25K)	The Extra 300 lands on Runway 26.
(3072x2048 2725K) (500x333 24K)	The Extra 300 lands on Runway 26.

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