Jan 5, 2024 · An artist's conception of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or "Hyper-X" in flight. NASA made aviation history with the first successful flights of a scramjet-powered airplane at …

The configuration of the Hyper-X stack including the X-43A, Hyper-X launch vehicle, and Hyper-X research vehicle adapter is discussed. The second flight of the X-43A was successfully conducted on …

Aug 23, 2023 · Hitching a ride on the same B-52 mother ship that once launched X-15 research aircraft in the 1960s, NASA's X-43A... The small size of the X-43A scramjet is evident in this nose-on view …

Mar 7, 2016 · Four decades of supersonic-combustion ramjet propulsion research culminated in a successful flight of the X-43A hypersonic technology demonstrator in March 2004, the first time a …

Jan 1, 2005 · NASA recently completed two major programs in Hypersonics: Hyper-X, with the record-breaking flights of the X-43A, and the Next Generation Launch Technology (NGLT) Program.

Jun 5, 2013 · NASA’s high-risk, high-payoff Hyper-X Program is ready to attempt its greatest challenge yet – flying a “scramjet”-powered X-43A research vehicle at nearly 10 times the speed of sound.

Mar 23, 2008 · NASA's X-43A research vehicle has screamed into the record books, demonstrating an air-breathing engine can fly at nearly 10 times the speed of sound on November 16, 2004.

Jun 5, 2013 · NASA’s X-43A research vehicle screamed into the record books again Tuesday, demonstrating an air-breathing engine can fly at nearly 10 times the speed of sound.

X-43A Powered Flight (Scramjet Engine Experiment): Scramjet engine performance was within 3% of preflight predictions sufficient to overcome additional – airframe drag and produce net positive thrust.

“The X-43A HXLV failed because the vehicle control system design was deficient for the trajectory flown due to inaccurate analytical models which overestimated the system margins” -- Root Cause MIB …