Ian's Pictures from Roton/ATV Rollout
Pictures of Roton/ATV During the Rollout

	Roton/ATV begins to emerge from the building.
	Roton/ATV is now completely visible as it's pushed out of the building.
	Roton/ATV is now outside in the public view for the first time.
	A lower close-up as the crew continues towing the vehicle out.
	Pilots (in orange) and Rotary CEO Gary Hudson pose for pictures in front of the vehicle.
	A view of the rotors and the top of the high bay
	The mid section: the camera platform in back is for the live satellite TV feed.
	Now close up to the Roton/ATV, looking up
	The base of Roton/ATV, the pilots (in orange) and the crowd. Roton/ATV's aircraft N-number is visible to the right.
	Another view of the rotors and the always-contrail-filled Mojave sky
	A mid-section close-up of Roton/ATV, the circular crew cabin and Rotary Rocket company logo
	Another mid-section view with a bit of sunburst effect
	A different angle on Roton/ATV and the high bay with another sunburst. ("The dawn of a new era?" :-)
	The Sun behind Roton/ATV and the high bay.
	The pilots and company officials still posing for pictures with the vehicle.
	Another view of Roton/ATV's rotors and the high bay
	The crowd mills around Roton/ATV. The high bay is in the background. The Telair 747 can be seen in the distance parked behind the high bay, providing some scale.
	It's hard to get the full 63-foot height of Roton/ATV in a single photo and show the crowd too...
	Roton/ATV and the crowd.
	Roton/ATV and the high bay.
	More Roton/ATV, crowd and high bay. The hangar off in the distant background is an unrelated company at Mojave, with a Boeing 747 parked halfway into their enormous hangar.
	Roton/ATV, the high bay and the low bay. The TelAir 747 is visible in the background between the high and low bays.
	Roton/ATV, the high bay and the low bay, in a slightly-lower shot that includes more of the crowd. The TelAir 747 is visible in the background between the high and low bays.
	The TV crew plaform is raised high for a shot of the Roton/ATV and the crowd.
	The TV crew plaform is raised high for a shot of the Roton/ATV and the crowd.
	Another view of the TV crew platform, Roton/ATV and crowd. Attendees' vehicles are parked on the Mojave Airport ramp in the background. Beyond them are the airport's taxiways and runways. Hills in the Mojave Desert are visible in the far background.
	A zoom-in on the Roton/ATV from the same point of view as the previous photo.
	World-famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan was among the attendees. His company, Scaled Composites, which is also located at the Mojave Airport, made the composite materials for Roton/ATV.
	Roton/ATV is towed back into the high bay hangar. We were told from the beginning that it would only be out a short time due to the high winds.

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