, ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁from ▁M oj ave ▁Airport , ▁base ▁of ▁Sc aled ▁Compos ites . ▁It ▁completed ▁its ▁initial ▁test ▁program ▁of ▁ 5 1 ▁test ▁fl ights , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 2 ▁flying ▁hours , ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁re built ▁with ▁a ▁re vised ▁tail , ▁with ▁a ▁tw in - bo om ▁configuration ▁replacing ▁the ▁original ▁single ▁cru c iform ▁tail ▁unit , ▁with ▁the ▁fus el age ▁short ened ▁and ▁a ▁rear - loading ▁r amp ▁fitted . ▁The ▁re vised ▁layout ▁improved ▁handling , ▁lower ing ▁minimum ▁single - engine ▁safety ▁speed ▁( which ▁was ▁previously ▁significantly ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁st all ▁speed ). ▁A ▁further ▁ 1 3 ▁test ▁fl ights ▁were ▁flow n ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁re vised ▁layout . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁has ▁been ▁de - register ed ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁in ▁storage ▁at ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Fl ight ▁Test ▁Center ▁Museum ▁at ▁Edwards ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁( Final ▁configuration ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Model ▁ 1 3 3 ▁at ▁Sc aled ▁Compos ites ' ▁website ▁ ▁Aer of iles ▁information ▁ ▁G ole ta ▁Air ▁and ▁Space ▁Museum ▁information ▁and ▁images ▁ ▁AT TT ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁United ▁States ▁experimental ▁aircraft ▁Category : A ircraft ▁first ▁flow n ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁R ED I RECT ▁Douglas , ▁Georgia <0x0A> </s> ▁Fa