Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The scramjet flight test vehicle was designated X-51 on 27 September 2005. [5] X-51A under the wing of a B-52 at Edwards Air Force Base, July 2009. In flight demonstrations, the X-51 is carried by a B-52 to an altitude of about 50,000 feet (15 km; 9.5 mi) and then released over the Pacific Ocean. [6] The X-51 is initially propelled by an MGM ...
The waverider remains a well-studied design for high-speed aircraft in the Mach 5 and higher hypersonic regime, although no such design has yet entered production. The Boeing X-51 scramjet demonstration aircraft was tested from 2010 to 2013. In its final test flight, it reached a speed of Mach 5.1 (5,400 km/h; 3,400 mph).
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
X51 or X-51 may refer to: Boeing X-51, a scramjet-waverider from the Air Force Research Laboratory; X-51 , a fictional organization in the video game Deus Ex; X-51 (Machine Man), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe; X51 (New York City bus), express bus route in New York City; Axim X51, PDA made by Dell
“The laws that regulate aircraft are not built to empower police to deal with the drones,” Axon CEO Rick Smith told CNN News Central Friday, “so if your local state fair has a drone coming ...
Get breaking news and the latest headlines on business, entertainment, politics, world news, tech, sports, videos and much more from AOL
BEIJING — The United States will judge China “on its actions, not just its words,” U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns told NBC News, as the two rival powers try to improve ties even as ...
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.