hypersonic aircraft
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Watch as World’s Largest Plane Releases Hypersonic Vehicle for Its First Powered Test Flight
California startup Stratolaunch completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle as it works to develop a reusable version that’s capable of carrying science payloads and flying them at five times the speed of sound. The company’s massive aircraft, named Roc, launched on Saturday from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California…
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11 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs
X-planes are a class of experimental aircraft designed to test and demonstrate new innovations in flight — some were created for NASA, others for DARPA or the U.S. military. The first X-plane, X-1, was flown by Chuck Yeager in the 1940s and was the first craft to fly faster than the speed of sound. Over…
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Lockheed Officials Discuss Hypersonic Challenges Following Pricey U.S. Missile Delay
U.S. hypersonic weapons systems are becoming the military’s perpetual late kid leading to growing frustration among some lawmakers who worry Uncle Sam’s ceding ground to Russia.
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China Tests Hypersonic Aircraft Capable Of Penetrating U.S. Missile Defence Systems
China claims to have successfully tested a hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching speeds in excess of Mach 6, or 7,343km per hour. The cutting-edge vehicle has the potential to penetrate US missile defence systems and be refitted to include a nuclear warhead.