X-51 Scramjet Tests Begin
Credit: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE
Testing to clear Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s (PWR) dual-mode ramjet/scramjet engine for flight on the Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic demonstrator in September 2009 is underway in the NASA Langley Research Center’s 8-ft. high-temperature tunnel. The X-51A is a $246-million joint U.S. Air Force...
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