ERAST Program Proteus Aircraft Taking Off from Mojave Airport in Mojave, California

The uniquely-shaped Proteus high-altitude research aircraft lifts off from the runway at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, California.

The uniquely-shaped Proteus high-altitude research aircraft lifts off from the runway at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, California.

Photographer NASA/Patrick Wright
Location AFRC
Burt RutanERASTProteusWilliams-RollsDryden Flight Research CenterScaled CompositesInc FJ44-2 engine