Tag: x-51a
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X-51A Skips Wave Ride Plummets Into Pacific
A test of X-51A Waverider, an unmanned hypersonic test vehicle, ended in failure on Wednesday off the California coast near Point Mugu. A control fin problem resulted in failed ignition of vehicle’s scramjet just seconds after launch. “Controllers realised they had a problem just 16 seconds after the Wave- rider’s rocket booster engaged. When it…
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X-51a Waverider Test Flight
A test of X-51A set to achieve hypersonic flight today, dropped from under the wing of a B-52, reports Universe Today. You can view the previous May 26, 2010 flight on You Tube, where the X-plane performed for 200 seconds.