X-43A flights to be included in 2006 world records book
Guinness World Records has officially recognized NASA's X-43A Hyper-X program for setting the speed record for a jet-powered aircraft. The unpiloted, 12-foot-long scramjet demonstrator reached Mach 9.6 (approximately 7,000 mph) during its final flight off the coast of California last November...
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