8 septembre 2020 | International, Aérospatial

U.S. Air Force Studies Rocket-Based Hypersonic Flying Testbed Plan

The U.S. Air Force is studying options for a hypersonic demonstrator, including potentially a return to rocket-based combined-cycle concepts similar to the X-43B project that was canceled in the 2000s.

Credit: NASA

To fully exploit the military utility of hypersonic speed in roles beyond high-speed weapons, the U.S. Air Force is stepping up its decades-long quest to develop a combined-cycle air-breathing...

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/us-air-force-studies-rocket-based-hypersonic-flying-testbed-plan

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