The Air Force is giving the
X-51 WaveRider a
5-minute test flight tomorrow, during which the craft is expected to reach Mach 6 (or a little over 4,600 miles per hour).
The WaveRider is a wingless
scramjet. So how does it stay aloft, you say?
It rides its own shockwave.
..beautiful photo.
ReplyDeleteI always loved powerful machines!