Hypersonic Scramjet, Glider Demonstrations

Credit: U.S. Air Force Concept
The ever-optimistic hypersonics community is hoping for clear-cut success in 2011 as it again flies the X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator and rocket-boosted HTV-2 hypersonic glider. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s second Boeing X-51 will attempt to breach the Mach 5 barrier in March...

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