Wednesday, May 26, 2010

U.S. Air Force X-51A WaveRider Hypersonic Missile Test Considered A Success



Air Force’s Mach 6 Cruise Missile Makes a Successful Splash -- The Danger Room

The Air Force has successfully launched the X-51 WaveRider hypersonic missile, bringing the military one step closer to a Mach 6 cruise missile that’s 10 times faster than current models.

An observer tells Danger Room the test was “mostly successful,” with over 200 seconds of accelerating powered flight. “Clean separation, perfect engine start, acceleration under power,” our source says. “Some hitches at the end of flight, but overall it’s a magnificent first flight.”

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Background News On The X-51 WaveRider Hypersonic Missile

Going hypersonic with the X-51A Waverider (images) -- CNET
Military's New Wingless Hypersonic Plane Ready For Flight -- The Tech Journal
Air Force's Hypersonic X-51 WaveRider Ready For First Test Flight -- Popular Science
What is the Air Force doing with space? -- Discover
Hypersonic scramjet set for launch from B-52 -- Air Force Times

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome article. It’s really interesting that BrahMos is going hypersonic in the new version. I wonder how it will compare to X-51 Waverider. Here are some amazing videos of both hypersonic missiles at http://hypersonicmissile.com

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