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To answer the title question:
Raptor (Model 226) (Scaled Composites) 1993 = High-altitude, unmanned aircraft; 100hp Rotax. First flown 4/27/93, with a safety pilot (Doug Shane) riding on top of the fuselage. Originally designed to carry missiles to destroy ballistic missiles in the boost phase (known as "Quiver" at that stage), later reoriented to the high-altitude drone mission. First aircraft was lost because of a gyro failure; second had a larger prop and double-turbocharged engine.
Picture here: http://aerofiles.com/rutan-raptor.jpg
N- Number registration here: (registration #1 of 3) http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=6227...

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crystal garris June 12, 2008 at 1:10pm

"unmanned " huh? i know the story its just a funny picture.
Mike Myers June 12, 2008 at 9:05am

Another link to aircraft http://www.scaled.com/projects/raptor.html
Mike Myers June 12, 2008 at 9:04am

To answer the title question:
Raptor (Model 226) (Scaled Composites) 1993 = High-altitude, unmanned aircraft; 100hp Rotax. First flown 4/27/93, with a safety pilot (Doug Shane) riding on top of the fuselage. Originally designed to carry missiles to destroy ballistic missiles in the boost phase (known as "Quiver" at that stage), later reoriented to the high-altitude drone mission. First aircraft was lost because of a gyro failure; second had a larger prop and double-turbocharged engine.
Picture here: http://aerofiles.com/rutan-raptor.jpg
N- Number registration here: (registration #1 of 3) http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=6227...

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