no more speed testing at Mojave Airport - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

aerohead · 06-09-2021, 05:59 PM

In 2018, the Mojave Magnum, and Mojave Mile, at the Mojave Air and Spaceport, California, closed as a racing venue. There had been a motorcyclist fatality there in April of that year.
The Texas Mile and USFRA 130-Club remain as limited access, closed-courses for exploring aero mods.

Piotrsko · 06-10-2021, 09:41 AM

That's also about when the innovative airport manager was replaced.

j-c-c · 06-10-2021, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by aerohead

In 2018, the Mojave Magnum, and Mojave Mile, at the Mojave Air and Spaceport, California, closed as a racing venue. There had been a motorcyclist fatality there in April of that year.
The Texas Mile and USFRA 130-Club remain as limited access, closed-courses for exploring aero mods.

Curious, did they also close the test Air facility when they had their first test fatality?

aerohead · 06-11-2021, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by j-c-c

Curious, did they also close the test Air facility when they had their first test fatality?

Was that the Scaled Composites space plane Crash?
I went by their place after Bonneville, but they'd already closed the office for the weekend. I really wanted to see the 5-axis router.
I've not heard anything since the event. And with the iterative successes of Space X, competitors may have just bailed. Boeing can't even compete.