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Mach 3 XF-108 Rapier Fighter Summed Up on Just 1 Word
Conceived in the 1950s to swat Soviet bombers before they reached U.S. airspace, the North American XF-108 Rapier promised ...
When legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and flew the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 in 1947, it was the greatest aviation milestone ever achieved at that time. These days, however, reaching ...
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NASA’s X-43A Scramjet Almost Hit Mach 10 But Got the Hypersonic ‘Axe’
A’s Legacy Go Operational? -In 2004, NASA’s X-43A set the air-breathing speed record at Mach 9.6, validating scramjet combustion but only for 10 seconds before gliding to splashdown. -The demo ended ...
Airplane maker Gulfstream released the first details on a new super-midsize flier called G300, meant to replace the G280.
Fighter jets can’t turn well at high speeds because G-forces increase with velocity, forcing wider turns that make it harder ...
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