Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight
Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 01:01
in Astronomy & Space
The unmanned X-51A WaveRider reaches Mach 5.1, or more than five times the speed of sound, in a historic test flight for the Air Force.An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation.