B-52 Carrier Crew Reveals X-51A Launch Challenges
Credit: U.S. Air Force/Bobbi Zapka
The B-52H crew were trying to thread a needle through an invisible point in the sky to hit the correct launch conditions for the test flight of the X-51A Waverider hypersonic demonstrator. Everything had to be just right, so the pressure was intense. It was May 1 and the fourth and final opportunity...
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