BERNHARD C.F. KLEIN MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 4825. Scaled Composites 151 ARES (N151SC c/n 001)
12/15/2005. Remarks by
Bernhard Klein: "Designed by Rutan Aircraft Factory, this is
the Scaled Composites Model 151 ARES (Agile Responsive
Effective Support) designed as a "Mud fighter" ground
support aircraft in response to the US Army's request for a Low Cost
Battlefield Attack Aircraft (LCBAA). It is powered by a single Pratt
& Whitney JT15D-1 turbojet engine. The original design was a
pusher turboprop and evolved into the current design when Scaled
Composites decided to build N151SC as a demonstrator. The ARES first
flew on February 19, 1990 and is still available for use as a
research test bed."