What is Scaled’s mission statement?
What is Scaled’s management structure?
Do you have a flight test slogan?
Does Scaled give tours?
I don’t see one of your projects on your website. Why?
I am a journalist and would like to schedule an interview on your latest project for an upcoming article. Who can I contact?

Q:  What is Scaled’s Mission Statement?

A:  Scaled builds relationships with its employees and customers in a fun, creative, and efficient work environment, which enables us to pursue breakthroughs while executing significant and interesting programs resulting in a financially successful enterprise for the future.
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Q:  What is Scaled’s management structure?

A: We have a management group of seven people here at Scaled. The group consists of our Chief Technical Officer and Designer Emeritus, Burt Rutan; Executive Vice President, Kevin Mickey; Vice President of Engineering, Ben Diachun; Vice President of Operations, Jason Kelley; Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Trish Mills; and Vice President and CFO, Mark Taylor. The people listed above report directly to our President, Doug Shane. The rest of the employees report to the others listed above.
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Q:  Do you have a flight test slogan?

A: Yes, it is “Interrogo Haud Defenso.” Loosely translated, the slogan is “Question, not defend.” It represents our safety philosophy - never try to defend a product, always question if it is the best it can be.
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Q:  Does Scaled give tours?

A: Scaled Composites, LLC is a small research and development firm and is a closed facility. We have many proprietary projects, so we are not able to give public tours of Scaled.
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Q:  I don’t see one of your projects on your website. Why?

A:  Lots of projects don’t get mentioned on our site.  We do many programs a year and only a small number are featured on our site.
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Q:  I am a journalist and would like to schedule an interview on your latest project for an upcoming article. Who can I contact?

A:  In general, Scaled does not release any information regarding the aircraft or projects currently in progress until the unveiling or rollout of the aircraft. All information, including design, schedule and cost are considered proprietary by both Scaled and our customers.  All publicly-releasable information will be released through this website.
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