DLR Plans New Shefex Test
Credit: DLR
German researchers hope the upcoming flight test of an ambitious hypersonic demonstrator will pave the way for follow-on flights of a small sub-orbital reentry vehicle in 2020. With a target top velocity of almost Mach 11, the test of the Sharp Edged Flight Experiment (Shefex 2) demonstrator greatly...
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