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Title: Hypersonic aircraft
Post by: TX-FlightRisk on November 21, 2003, 11:08:28 am
US begins hypersonic aircraft / weapon program
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994408


Heck I thought they did it years ago read this next.
http://wave.prohosting.com/aurora85/

S~
TX-FlightRisk
Black 3


Title: Re: Hypersonic aircraft
Post by: TX-Zen on November 21, 2003, 11:39:48 am
The Luftwaffe was the first airforce to develope hypersonic aircraft. This was the production version, 60 years ahead of the west:TX-ZenBlack 6


Title: Re: Hypersonic aircraft
Post by: TX-EcoDragon on November 21, 2003, 03:05:24 pm
Ben (Hwkmn) apparently is starting work on a remotelly piloted vehicle under a grant from DARPA, I heard no mention of exceeding the sound barrier, but it does look pretty wild. . .kinda creepy to me actually. . . designing weapons like these.S!TX-EcoDragonBlack 1TX Squadron XO


Title: Re: Hypersonic aircraft
Post by: TX-FlightRisk on November 21, 2003, 09:00:44 pm
actually Eco this will be piloted. as is the ArouraS~TX-FlightRisk Black 3