Scramjet

06.02.15
US Air Force and DARPA team up on hypersonic weapons
06.02.15

US Air Force and DARPA team up on hypersonic weapons

"What do we want to do with this technology? We want to weaponize it." The US Air Force told Milit...

By S. Dent,   06.02.15
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05.06.13
Final X-51A WaveRider hypersonic mission achieves Mach 5.1, record flight length
05.06.13

Final X-51A WaveRider hypersonic mission achieves Mach 5.1, record flight length

With the third X-51A WaveRider failing to reach hypersonic speed due to a fin failure last August,...

By J. Pollicino,   05.06.13
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08.16.12
X-51A WaveRider hypersonic mission doomed by bum missile fin
08.16.12

X-51A WaveRider hypersonic mission doomed by bum missile fin

The latest attempt to go past Mach 5 with the X51A has finished badly again, as a broken fin cause...

By S. Dent,   08.16.12
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05.28.10
X-51A WaveRider scramjet hits Mach 5, sets record for longest hypersonic flight
05.28.10

X-51A WaveRider scramjet hits Mach 5, sets record for longest hypersonic flight

It might be a bit difficult to make out, but what you're looking at above is the X-51A WaveRider sc...

By D. Melanson,   05.28.10
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06.24.08
DARPA's Vulcan engine combines turbo jet with scramjet, faces will melt
06.24.08

DARPA's Vulcan engine combines turbo jet with scramjet, faces will melt

When you're building a jet that exponentially accelerates past Mach 6 -- as one does -- you need to...

By J. Fruhlinger,   06.24.08
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