X-51A Waverider Test,Taxi for take off, May26 10' #2
- 14 years ago
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif:51A Waverider on lift In its first flight attempt, the Boeing X–51A
WaveRider today successfully completed the longest supersonic combustion ramjet–powered flight in history — nearly three and a half minutes at a top speed of Mach 5.
The unmanned aerial vehicle was released from a U.S. Air Force B–52H bomber off the southern California coast around 10 a.m. today. It flew autonomously for more than 200 seconds, powered by its Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) motor, as it transmitted telemetry data to ground stations. Something then occurred that caused the vehicle to lose acceleration. At that point, the X–51A was terminated as planned.....More:
www.defencetalk.com/boeing-x-51a-waverider-breaks-record-in-1st-flight-26614/
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Courtesy: United States Air Force
www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123206547
WaveRider today successfully completed the longest supersonic combustion ramjet–powered flight in history — nearly three and a half minutes at a top speed of Mach 5.
The unmanned aerial vehicle was released from a U.S. Air Force B–52H bomber off the southern California coast around 10 a.m. today. It flew autonomously for more than 200 seconds, powered by its Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) motor, as it transmitted telemetry data to ground stations. Something then occurred that caused the vehicle to lose acceleration. At that point, the X–51A was terminated as planned.....More:
www.defencetalk.com/boeing-x-51a-waverider-breaks-record-in-1st-flight-26614/
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Courtesy: United States Air Force
www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123206547