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Inside the Ring: Pentagon goes hypersonic with long-range rapid attack weapon
The Washington Times ^
| 20 Mar 2014
| Bill Gertz
Posted on 03/20/2014 10:58:59 AM PDT by mandaladon
Edited on 03/20/2014 11:00:00 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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An experimental scramjet-powered, ultrahigh speed strike vehicle is emerging as the Pentagon
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: aerospace; boeing; hypersonic; military; nasa; scramjet; x51
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Interesting technology
To: mandaladon
“Lee Fuell, a technical intelligence specialist with the Air Force”
Hmmm, does he have a kid named “Rocket”?
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:01:27 AM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: mandaladon
The X-15 tried a scramjet. It melted off and fell to the desert. Has there been success with a hypersonic inlet, supersonic-combustion ramjet since?
To: mandaladon
No expense spared when it comes to defending the world against TEA Party folks!
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:10:08 AM PDT
by
ArtDodger
To: mandaladon
I wish journalists could do math:
The X-51, developed by Boeing, flies at up to 3,882 mph, or Mach 5.1 . . . During a successful flight test, the vehicle flew for just 300 seconds but traveled several thousand miles
300 seconds is 5 minutes, or 1/12 hour. At the maximum reported speed for the X-51, that would be 323.5 miles, not "thousands of miles".
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:10:49 AM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: backwoods-engineer
Has there been success with a hypersonic inlet, supersonic-combustion ramjet since?The X-43A Mach 7
The X-43A Mach 10
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:14:27 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: backwoods-engineer; rjsimmon
To: rjsimmon
Sorry, that was a scramjet. X51 is ramjet.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:17:26 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: mandaladon
"We, the U.S., do not want to be the second country to understand how to have controlled scramjet hypersonics," Mr. Shaffer told the Precision Strike Association's annual review on Tuesday. The comments come 2 1/2 months after China's surprise Jan. 9 test of a new hypersonic glide vehicle, dubbed the Wu-14. That ultrahigh speed maneuvering vehicle test represents a major challenge for current U.S. missile defenses, which are designed to counter non-maneuvering ballistic missile threats.
Obama's insults fly faster than that.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:19:36 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: mandaladon
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:20:53 AM PDT
by
LucianOfSamasota
(Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
To: mandaladon
Hve the Chinese stolen the blueprints for it yet?
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:26:05 AM PDT
by
bkopto
(Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.)
To: backwoods-engineer
Oh the days of the Buseman Hypersonic Bi-Plane and the early study of scramjets.
Think also of those drones launched (@Mach - classified) from modified SR-71s.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:30:08 AM PDT
by
jamaksin
To: mandaladon
Does that mean we’ve given up on lasers?
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:31:10 AM PDT
by
meatloaf
(Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
To: mandaladon
China's hypersonic glide vehicle is a ballistic missile-launched system that glides and maneuvers to its target at speeds up to Mach 10 (about 7,611 mph). The Chinese could use the system with conventional warheads for long-range precision strikes.
Carrier groups take notice.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:31:40 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: bkopto
Have the Chinese stolen the blueprints for it yet? If the DemoRat campaign committee has cashed the check, yes.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:34:15 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Navy Patriot
Dyna-Soar (Dynamic Soaring, borrowed from Gemans) begot the X-21 many decades ago.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:34:19 AM PDT
by
jamaksin
To: mandaladon
This is just a bored out cruise missile with a four barrel Holly carb.
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posted on
03/20/2014 11:40:01 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
To: rjsimmon
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posted on
03/20/2014 12:04:16 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: fishtank
Hmmm, does he have a kid named Rocket?If I were him, I certainly would. Or Jett.
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posted on
03/20/2014 12:23:36 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: mandaladon
Once we perfect it El-Presidente will give it to our enemies.
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posted on
03/20/2014 12:40:47 PM PDT
by
logic101.net
(How many more children must die on the altar of gun control?)
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