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Mach 5.1 X-51 Waverider ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message for the Air Force

Boeing’s X-51A “Waverider” was a hypersonic tech demonstrator built with AFRL, DARPA, and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to ...
Aviation Week

Third X-51A Readied For Hypersonic Test

EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — Boeing and its X-51A team partners are ready to attempt a third test of the scramjet-powered hypersonic demonstrator following modifications to avoid problems that cut short the ...
Aviation Week

Fourth Hypersonic X-51A To Fly In Mid-2013

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to fly the fourth and final Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic engine demonstrator in mid-2013. Tests of the component suspected to have caused the ...
The National Interest

X-51A

Summary and Key Points: The X-51 Waverider, an experimental hypersonic aircraft, reached speeds up to Mach 5.1 (3,400 mph). Launched in 2005 by Boeing Phantom Works with DARPA and Air ...