Why?
brianlux
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OK, so they can do this but, WHY? I mean, they sort of answer that question but still I have to ask, WHY? And, how do they define "practical"? Talk about blowing a lot of money and non-renewable resources out the tubes!
http://news.yahoo.com/boeing-demonstrat ... 32993.html
Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday.
The last of four unmanned experimental military aircraft built by Boeing flew for at a top speed of Mach 5.1 over the Pacific Ocean on May 1, the Air Force said. The total flight covered 230 nautical miles in just over six minutes before the hypersonic cruiser plunged into the ocean.
"It was a full mission success," said Charlie Brink, who runs the X-51A program for the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate.
The Air Force said it was the longest of the four X-51A test flights and the longest air-breathing hypersonic flight ever. The technology opens the door to future practical uses for hypersonic jet-fueled aircraft.
http://news.yahoo.com/boeing-demonstrat ... 32993.html
Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday.
The last of four unmanned experimental military aircraft built by Boeing flew for at a top speed of Mach 5.1 over the Pacific Ocean on May 1, the Air Force said. The total flight covered 230 nautical miles in just over six minutes before the hypersonic cruiser plunged into the ocean.
"It was a full mission success," said Charlie Brink, who runs the X-51A program for the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate.
The Air Force said it was the longest of the four X-51A test flights and the longest air-breathing hypersonic flight ever. The technology opens the door to future practical uses for hypersonic jet-fueled aircraft.
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I don't know much about this..I think high speed trains would be something good to invest in
it's hard to say what its practical uses could be in the future, but yes, when they spend countless hours and dollars on stuff that on the surface seems like nothing more than cock wagging, it seems ridiculous frivolous.
just as Jerry Seinfeld once said: there's no more male idea in the history of the universe than "let's fly up to the moon and drive around"
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