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Bookmark or Share- Hypersonic Speed Explained: How Hypersonic Planes WorkHypersonic Jet Planes. NASA's experimental space plane, the X-43A, set a new speed record for jet-powered aircraft on November 16, 2004. In the uncrewed test flight, the plane reached Mach 10 — 10 times the speed of sound or about 6,600 miles (10,600 kilometers) per hour.
- Hypersonic flight - WikipediaAccording to Air Force chief scientist, Dr. Greg Zacharias, the US anticipates having hypersonic weapons by the 2020s, hypersonic drones by the 2030s, and recoverable hypersonic drone aircraft by the 2040s. The focus of DoD development will be on air-breathing boost-glide hypersonics systems.
- Why a Mach 5 passenger plane is a crazy idea that might just workHypersonic travel: Hermeus is an American startup building a hypersonic passenger plane that could travel from NYC to London in just 90 minutes (artist's impression). Hermeus. Turbo charged:...
- Boeing’s Proposed Hypersonic Plane Is Really, Really FastBoeing’s Proposed Hypersonic Plane Is Really, Really Fast. Supersonic planes are always almost here, but maybe the way to fly is to go faster. Much, much faster. It would cruise at 95,000 feet,...
- Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of hypersonic prototype ...Stratolaunch, a company that aims to launch hypersonic vehicles from the world's largest airplane, aced its first rocket-powered flight on Saturday (March 9) with a historic test over the...
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