| LC control no. | sh2007010682 |
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| Topical heading | X-43A (Hypersonic plane) |
| Variant(s) | Boeing X-43A (Hypersonic plane) HXRV (Hypersonic plane) X-43A Hyper-X Research Vehicle |
| See also | Boeing airplanes Hypersonic planes Research aircraft Rocket planes |
| Found in | Work cat.: Peebles, Curtis. Road to Mach 10, 2007: e-CIP t.p. (X-43A) galley (X-43A; X-43A Hyper-X Research Vehicle (HXRV); launched from a B-52B mothership and then boosted to the test speed by a modified Pegasus rocket first stage, called the Hyper-X Launch Vehicle (HXLV); once at the proper speed and altitude, the X-43A separated from the booster) Wikipedia, Dec. 10, 2007 ("The Boeing X-43 is an unmanned experimental hypersonic aircraft design ... It is part of NASA's Hyper-X program. A winged booster rocket with the X-43 itself at the tip ... is launched from a carrier plane. After the booster rocket ... brings the stack to the target speed and altitude, it is discarded, and the X-43 flies free using its own engine, a scramjet.") |
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