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X-51 Wave Rider Unmanned Scramjet Aircraft, United States of America



X-51's first captive flight was carried on the B-52 bomber aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base in December 2009 with the unmanned craft snugged under a wing.


  • X-51's first captive flight was carried on the B-52 bomber aircraft from...

  • The X-51 unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft undergoing integration and...

  • The X-51 during antenna testing.

  • The X-51 is being used to demonstrate the speeds and various aspects of...

  • Artist's rendering of the X51 Wave Rider during its first hypersonic flight.

  • The SJX61-2 was ground tested at Nasa's Langley Research Centre simulating up...

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