A hypersonic passenger jet has entered its second phase of tests, bringing the dream of trips of less than five hours between Australasia and Europe closer to reality.
The A2 is a 300-seat aircraft capable of non-stop flight to the other side of the planet at a cruising speed of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, about 5600km/h.
Full Article: http://www.browseblog.com/38325/5-hour-europe-flight-step-closer
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X-51A Races To Hypersonic Record
The Boeing X-51 is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic
(Mach 6, approx. 4,000 mph or 6,400 km/h at altitude) flight testing. The X-51 WaveRider program is run as a cooperative effort of the United States Air Force, DARPA, NASA, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The program is managed by the Propulsion Directorate within the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).[2] The X-51 had its first captive flight attached to a B-52 in December 2009. The test vehicle successfully completed its first free-flight on Wednesday.
(Mach 6, approx. 4,000 mph or 6,400 km/h at altitude) flight testing. The X-51 WaveRider program is run as a cooperative effort of the United States Air Force, DARPA, NASA, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The program is managed by the Propulsion Directorate within the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).[2] The X-51 had its first captive flight attached to a B-52 in December 2009. The test vehicle successfully completed its first free-flight on Wednesday.
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