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Aircraft that can fly at hypersonic speed, ie. between Mach 5 and 25. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. H.
The first manufactured object to achieve hypersonic flight was the two-stage Bumper rocket, consisting of a WAC Corporal second stage set on top of a V-2 first stage. In February 1949, at White Sands, the rocket reached a speed of 8,290 km/h (5,150 mph), or about Mach 6.7. [2]
List of supersonic aircraft. 2 languages. ... Hypersonic; References. Bibliography Gunston, Bill (2008). Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight ...
First crewed hypersonic aircraft; capable of suborbital spaceflight. [25] X-15A-2: North American USAF, NASA 1964 Hypersonic, high-altitude flight Major Pete Knight flew the X-15A-2 to a Mach 6.70, making it the fastest piloted flight of the X-plane program. X-16: Bell USAF 1954 High-altitude reconnaissance [26]
In 2021, the Air Force awarded Hermeus a $60 million contract to develop three uncrewed concept aircraft, including the hypersonic “Quarterhorse.” Late last year, ...
The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft which was operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.
China and Russia now have multiple hypersonic missiles that are faster and more maneuverable than anything the U.S. possesses. These are the 13 most fearsome.
List of aircraft (Sz) T. List of aircraft (Ta) List of aircraft (Tc) List of aircraft (Te) ... Hypersonic. North Branch MN: JSpeciality Press.