Engine for X-51A demonstrator gearing up for testing

SCRAMJET READY: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is preparing for tests of the newly assembled flight clearance engine SJX61-2 that is destined to power Boeing’s X-51A hypersonic WaveRider demonstrator in 2009. The SJX61-2, also known as the X-2, is a hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet engine designed to power...

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