The U.S. military is testing an unmanned aircraft over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday it hopes will go six times the speed of sound. Edwards Air Force Base spokesman John Haire confirmed a B-52 plane took to the skies Tuesday with the experimental aircraft, but did not give any word on the status of the test […]
US Testing Hypersonic Aircraft
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. military is testing an unmanned aircraft over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday it hopes will go six times the speed of sound. The Air Force said the experimental aircraft — the WaveRider — will be dropped from the wing of a B-52 bomber at an altitude of about 15,000 meters. The test then calls […]
