The site is under construction (again) the facebook page is much older
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Pro ... 223?ref=hl
This is a project I've been working on for 7 years now. The goal is to carry the plane to an altitude of 100,000ft and launch it from there on a smallish 2 stage rocket the plane it's self also has a booster.
The plane/rocket is guided by cold gas thrusters during the boost phase and to reentry. It is a sub-orbital flight.
It is legal and we have a buddy Robert Brand in Australia. That has flown some balloons over there. There is an IRC channel any you can keep up with the balloon action on #ukhighaltitude irc. They use APRS for tracking and it is a lot of fun.
The altitude of the mission is about 100 miles therefore the slant range is not insignificant.
The team is international as well.
I have worked with the FAA, DOD, FCC, BATF, DOT as well as State and Local authorities.
The project is quite complex so and entire explanation is not possible in a post
If you visit the facebook page you must scroll all the way back to see the scope of the project it is very interesting indeed.
I am asking for your help at these final critical stages because I believe NBTV is the solution we need!
I have a balloon large enough to carry the rocket to altitude and I have a rocket powerful enough to reach space.
We are working on the design of the plane now and test dropping it from 100,000 ft in April we have made ground launch test and we have dropped other aircraft from that altitude and we now have the proper guidance system for a return to launch system.
I can now answer specific questions.
Monroe