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16 Aug '12, 11am

Mach 6 WaveRider jet could change how we travel, if it lasts longer than 15 seconds in the air

Mach 6 WaveRider jet could change how we travel, if it lasts longer than 15 seconds in the air

The most recent test flight happened yesterday off of the California coast, where the X-51A was launched from a modified B-52 bomber. The unmanned WaveRider jet lasted just 15 seconds in the air before a tailfin issue meant that controllers had to remotely destroy it. At a cost of $140 million, this wasn’t a cheap test flight…but as with alternative fuels, an initial investment can pay incredible dividends down the road

Full article: http://gas2.org/2012/08/16/mach-6-waverider-jet-destroyed...

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