X-51A hypersonic scramjet nears ground test

2006-02-07T00:00:00

A US Air Force, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney team plans to test fly the newly designated X-51A hypersonic scramjet demonstrator in 2009 at target speeds close to Mach7. The X-51A is a descendent of earlier efforts including the Advanced Rapid Response Missile Demonstrator and the liquid hydrocarbon-fuelled scramjet engine ...

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