Hypersonic flight to be tested
Looks like all of NASA's eggs are in the Hyper-X basket. Hope it works. [fingers crossed]
Jammrock
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Looks like all of NASA's eggs are in the Hyper-X basket. Hope it works. [fingers crossed]
Jammrock“Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get outâ€
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Aren't they saying it'll coast for 10 seconds under it's own momentum once it detaches at Mach 7?During the test, the 49-foot-long booster rocket will propel the X-43A to about 3,700 mph before the experimental plane detaches from the rocket and flies under its own power using a hydrogen-powered "scramjet" engine, the first such test of the technology.
The actual powered-flight is expected to last about 10 seconds and reach Mach 7 before gliding for six minutes and plunging into the Pacific Ocean.
Let's hope this time the don't run into another..., Awshit the bloody Pegasus failed again 15 seconds into the flight"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
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isn't the Pegasus rocket design like ... 40 years old?“Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get outâ€
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Will Hyper-X become Hype-X if it fails
Brian (the devil incarnate)
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eYuppersOriginally posted by Jammrock
isn't the Pegasus rocket design like ... 40 years old?
the designers of the Hyper-X di not want it to be tested on the Pegasus platform and rightfully so because of it's long history of failures"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
"Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark TwainComment
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so why are they doing it again.....hmmmmmComment
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Do you give up on everything after failing the first time around?
Just imagine how many virgins there would still be!
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
"Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark TwainComment
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Sometimes I do, but then go back with a new strategy!Originally posted by Greebe
Do you give up on everything after failing the first time around?
Just imagine how many virgins there would still be!
<no pun intended>
Titanium is the new bling!
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Change hands do yaOriginally posted by ZokesPro
Sometimes I do, but then go back with a new strategy! <no pun intended>
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
"Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark TwainComment
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Early indications are that the test was successful!
It only burned 1 Kilogram of Hydrogen, but it validated the engine design. No numbers on thrust for a couple of weeks.Hey, Donny! We got us a German who wants to die for his country... Oblige him. - Lt. Aldo RaineComment
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LMAO! Somtimes I resort to feetOriginally posted by Greebe
Change hands do ya
Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.Comment
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/snickers"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
"Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark TwainComment
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It seems that it worked.. Though bad its gonna take so long to get it developed for commersial use. I would like a ride in 5000mph.
JDMater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus.Comment
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I thought the Oz scramjet, last year, had already achieved Mach 7.6???... the agency believes reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph.
Brian (the devil incarnate)
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I beleive the Oz's only tested the engine while attached to a rocket
the hyper -x was the first time the engine actually powered a vehicle in flight.Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!Comment
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