Why the world’s 1st hydrogen-powered hypersonic jet could fly 12 times the speed of sound

NASA built an X-42A hydrogen-powered scramjet to reach speeds of Mach 9.6 for a brief moment in 2004. Therefore, this new ...
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The World’s 1st Hypersonic Hydrogen Jet: What We Know So Far

Aaron has a burning passion for flying and traveling around the world. He has flown around the world numerous times while making a point of visiting aviation museums around the world. He hails from ...
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Almost Mach 10 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message For Every Air Force

-NASA’s X-43A was a black, wedge-shaped test vehicle that did something once thought impossible: it proved an air-breathing scramjet could fly at hypersonic speeds, reaching Mach 7 and then Mach 9.6 ...