Scramjet Vehicle Test Inserts Brazil Into Hypersonic Race

Steve Trimble January 03, 2022
14-X waverider model
The IEAv in Brazil has been testing a 14-X waverider model in the T3 wind tunnel for nearly a decade.
Credit: Brazilian Air Force
A successful checkout flight of a locally made supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) in December has thrust Brazil on a path to demonstrating the technology for a future space launch system. The 14-X Hypersonic Propulsion (PropHiper) Project is one of the Brazilian Air Force’s key efforts to...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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