Scaled Composites

If a Summer 2027 internship at Scaled is on your radar, make sure your application is in before the October 16th deadline. Don’t miss your chance to work directly on the cutting edge of aerospace development! Apply now: scaled.com/internship/ #internship #engineeringintern #engineering #flighttest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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

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

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...

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