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Towards X-51A WaveRider's first Mach 6.0 flight
Washington, USA - By the end of the year
All technical operations in preparation of Boeing X-51A WaveRider's first flight have been completed. The new experimental aircraft should perform its first test flight at a speed of about Mach 6.0 (7300 km/h) by the end of this year. It will be launched by a B-52 bomber that will take off from Edwards Air Force Base, California. The X-51A consortium includes Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, NASA, DARPA...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105032
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency