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Video: X-51A test flight

May 6, 2013 TopSpacer 2 Comments

A video of last week’s successful X-51 scramjet test flight: The X-51A soars to new heights – Boeing

Update: More about the flight from Michael Belfiore : X-51A Screams to Hypersonic Success: A nine-year development effort has finally paid off to create air-breathing planes that can hit Mach 5 and above. PM gets an update from program officials about what this means to the future of flight – Popular Mechanics – May.9.13.

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2 thoughts on “Video: X-51A test flight”

  1. Ben Brockert says:
    May 6, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    It’s funny that the video of the X-51 successful test is actually just a video of a rocket working normally. For the forth time in this program.

  2. TopSpacer says:
    May 6, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Yes, they certainly don’t emphasize the fact that it is the booster that is firing in the video and not the scramjet engine.

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