X-51A Scramjet Demo Team Cleared to Build Flight Hardware
Credit: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE
The X-51A scramjet program is procuring flight hardware for a series of Mach 6-7 tests over the Pacific Ocean to begin in the summer of 2009 to demonstrate that hypersonic propulsion can be practical for a wide array of applications. The $240-million program, led by the U.S. Air Force Research...
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