US Air Force Announces Another Failed Test For The Mach 6 X-51A
Forgive our overzealousness, because just two days from when we first covered the hypersonic jet X-51A WaveRider – a craft capable, in theory, of reaching speeds of five times the speed of sound – the US Air Force has revealed that its latest test has ended in unceremonious failure.
US Military And NASA Test 4,500Mph Hypersonic Aircraft
A hypersonic jet known as the ‘X-15A WaveRider’ and co-funded by the US military and NASA will today undergo its latest test; dropping from around 50,000ft before rocketing to speeds of more than 4,000Mph, climbing to 70,000ft, before falling into the Pacific Ocean to break up.