Hifire Team Discloses Hypersonic Test Loss, Plans For Repeat Attempt

Credit: AFRL
GLASGOW, Scotland — Australian and U.S. defense officials have agreed to fund a repeat attempt of a free-flying scramjet test flight following the loss of telemetry from the first hypersonic vehicle test just seconds before the experiment was about to begin. Investigations into the failure of HF7...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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