Sunday, August 29, 2010

"six times faster than the speed of sound"


Sydney, May 1 (ANI): The US military is preparing to test an experimental aircraft, called 'WaveRider', that can fly more than six times faster than the speed of sound on ordinary jet fuel.

Officially, it's known as the X-51, but some like to call it the WaveRider because it stays airborne, in part, with lift generated by the shock waves of its own flight.

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