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Mach 9.6 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message for Any Military on Earth
A, an unmanned scramjet testbed, set the world record for an air-breathing aircraft by hitting Mach 9.6 in 2004. -Launched ...
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The Mach 9.6 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s X-43A wasn’t a paper study—it was a 12-foot, hydrogen-fueled experimental jet that proved an ...
NASA's experimental X-43A didn't have a pilot and couldn't fly independently, but its blisteringly high speeds showed that hypersonic flight was possible.
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