X-51 Waverider Scramjet hypersonic technology from Pratt Whitney

The X-51A Waverider scramjet has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than three minutes at Mach 6, six times the speed of sound. This video clip, released by Pratt Whitney, explains the hypersonic scramjet test flight. Scramjet engines are also being tested by NASA for future space shuttle flights.

A X-51A Waverider was released from a B-52 Stratofortress off the southern California coast last month, the Air Force reported on its website. Its scramjet engine accelerated the vehicle to Mach 6, and it flew autonomously for 200 seconds before losing acceleration. At that point the test was terminated.

The Air Force said the previous record for a hypersonic scramjet burn was 12 seconds.

"We are ecstatic to have accomplished many of the X-51A test points during its first hypersonic mission," said Charlie Brink, an X-51A program manager with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

"We equate this leap in engine technology as equivalent to the post World War II jump from propeller driven aircraft to jet engines," Brink said.

The Waverider was built for the Air Force by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Boeing.

Joe Vogel, Boeing's director of hypersonics, said, "This is a new world record and sets the foundation for several hypersonic applications, including access to space, reconnaissance, strike, global reach and commercial transportation."

Four X-51A cruisers have been built for the Air Force, and the remaining three will be tested this fall.

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[TheSuperfrickensexy]

how many mile per hour is this and what mach? the aurora is 8,000mph and about 11 mach. and yes, the aurora exists!!!!

[MDSCRIU]

isso salva vidas?

.....inútil..........

[drughello]

if drop bomb on civilians is usefull... usa have 160% of debt and still spend incredible amounts money to kill people, what are they trying to be? a country of schizofrenic homeless with advanced nukes? hope u are sarcastic, or u are scaring me!

[100101010101010100]

@drughello Why is it useless? It can carry bombs and blow people up on the other side of the planet within hours and not get shot down. Sounds very useful to me.

[drughello]

wow, it's so useless!

[laxinitup62]

@librano pulsejets im pretty sure, based on the chemtrails they found

[MrMetalyc]

Pretty video, however whats actually going on inside and how does it land?

[Helge129]

@librano Supposedly Scramjets.

[kilo9161]

GOOD VIDEO

[librano]

@88Heartandsoul What kind of engine does Aurora use?