NASA took a major step toward redefining high-speed flight on Nov. 16, 2004. The X-43A, a small, experimental aircraft, proved that an engine drawing oxygen from the atmosphere could propel an aircraft to hypersonic speeds – greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. During the flight over the Pacific Ocean west of California, the X-43A set the world speed record for a jet-powered aircraft, reaching Mach 9.6, or nearly 7,000 mph. The mission originated from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Re
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Reveal Universe on Instagram: "The X-43A was an unmanned experimental aircraft built by NASA under the Hyper-X program to demonstrate scramjet technology in real flight. It was designed for hypersonic research and focused on air-breathing engine performance at extreme speeds. A B-52 aircraft carried it to high altitude, where a Pegasus booster accelerated it to the conditions needed for scramjet testing. After separation, the X-43A used its scramjet engine, which burned hydrogen fuel using incom
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Not a rocket. Not a jet. A scramjet. NASA’s X-43A used supersonic combustion to breathe air at hypersonic speed — no onboard oxygen like rockets. Dropped from a B-52. Boosted by a rocket. Then its scramjet ignited at 100,000 ft. Top speed: Mach 9.6 (~7,000 mph). Still one of the fastest air-breathing aircraft ever flown. A small test vehicle that changed the future of hypersonic flight forever. 🎥 Source: NASA Hyper-X / X-43A test program #NASA #Hypersonic #Scramjet #AerospaceEngineering #Aviati
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