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FIRST HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT FLIGHT FAILS
USA, The first planned flight of the experimental hypersonic X-43A aircraft failed on saturday. The aircraft, launched from a B-52 and attached to a Pegasus booster rocket that fell into the ocean. It was ordered destroyed seconds after being released from the belly of a B-52 after it went out of control. Nasa's hypersonic plane project worth $185 million.
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency