X-51 WaveRider – Air Force’s Mach 6 Cruise Missile Makes Successful Splash
Sci/Tech, Video Thursday, May 27th, 2010The Air Force has successfully launched the X-51 WaveRider hypersonic missile, bringing the military one step closer to a Mach 6 cruise missile that’s 10 times faster than current models. An observer tells Danger Room the test was “mostly successful,” with more than 200 seconds of accelerating powered flight. “Clean separation, perfect engine start, acceleration [...]