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The Hypersonic X-51A WaveRider
Boeing's X-51A WaveRider — a jet-fueled, air-breathing hypersonic rocket developed for the U.S. Air Force — went hypersonic during a recent test off the Southern California coast, flying at more than five times the speed of sound.
- Dec. 9: An Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress performs a captive carry flight of the X-51A WaveRider over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The captive carry mission is a key test milestone to ready to light the X-51's scramjet engine during the vehicle's first powered hypersonic flight in early 2010.read moreU.S. Air Force photo/Mike CassidyShare
- Dec. 9: Crewmembers and program officials prepare the X-51A WaveRider for a captive carry flight under an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The captive carry mission is part of preparations being made prior to the X-51's first powered hypersonic flight in early 2010.read moreU.S. Air Force photo/Mike CassidyShare
- July 17: In the flightline of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Staff Sgt. Jonathan Young prepares to upload the X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress for fit testing. Two B-52 test flights are planned this fall prior to the X-51's first hypersonic scramjet flight over the Pacific Ocean scheduled in December. Representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Boeing are partnering on the X-51A technology demonstrator program. Sergeant Young is with the 412th Maintenance Group.read moreU.S. Air Force photo/Chad BellayShare
- Jan. 29: An X-51 Scramjet-Waverider mock-up hangs inside the Benefield Anechoic Facility during the vehicle's antenna testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 412th Test Wing Hypersonic Flight Test Team, Electronic Warfare and Boeing began the month-long testing Jan. 28.read moreU.S. Air Force photo/Mike CassidyShare
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The Hypersonic X-51A WaveRider
Boeing's X-51A WaveRider — a jet-fueled, air-breathing hypersonic rocket developed for the U.S. Air Force — went hypersonic during a recent test off the Southern California coast, flying at more than five times the speed of sound.
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