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X-43: NASA performed the Mach 10 flight test
Washington, USA - Despite the early delay of the experiment, it was decided to perform it anyway achieving the hoped results
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Some avionics problems had led the technicians of the flight programme for the NASA’s X-43 to postpone the test aimed to reach Mach 10 (see for details AVIONEWS). Nevertheless, NASA thought it could perform the experiment anyway, solving quickly the failures previously found. The remote-controlled airplane was mounted under one of the wings of a B-52 Stratofortress, which carried it at a ceiling o...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency