Scramjet Stalls, X-Plane Crashes on Second Flight
A second test flight of the X-51A WaveRider has not gone according to plan.
The diminutive, hypersonic X-51A, an unmanned, scramjet-powered aircraft, is dwarfed by the B-52 carrier aircraft as the latter taxies before takeoff from Edwards AFB for the second test flight on June 13. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
The diminutive, hypersonic X-51A, an unmanned, scramjet-powered aircraft, is dwarfed by the B-52 carrier aircraft as the latter taxies before takeoff from Edwards AFB for the second test flight on June 13. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)