DROP TESTS FOR SST MODEL
Japan's National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) is developing an aerodynamic model of a supersonic transport for drop tests. The 40-ft., 4,000-lb. unmanned and non-powered vehicle is to be dropped from altitudes of 47,000-65,000 ft. in four tests planned in 2001 and 2002. A launch vehicle and site have...
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