X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator
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The X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator is an experimental unmanned hypersonic aircraft designed to test air-breathing supersonic combustion ramjet propulsion at extremely high speeds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| X-51 Waverider | 1 |
| X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-plane
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experimental unmanned hypersonic aircraft ⓘ research aircraft ⓘ scramjet demonstrator ⓘ |
| airframeMaterialClass | high-temperature resistant materials ⓘ |
| booster | ATACMS solid rocket booster ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 0 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
air-launched
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unmanned ⓘ waverider configuration ⓘ |
| designSpeedClass | hypersonic ⓘ |
| developer |
Boeing Phantom Works
ⓘ
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ
surface form:
DARPA
NASA ⓘ Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| engine | Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SJY61 scramjet ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2010-05-26 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| firstFlightRole | scramjet flight test ⓘ |
| flightDurationRecord | over 200 seconds of scramjet-powered flight ⓘ |
| fundingAgency |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
DARPA
Air Force Research Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force Research Laboratory
|
| guidance | autonomous flight control ⓘ |
| launchMethod | carried aloft by B-52 and rocket-boosted to scramjet ignition ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
ⓘ
surface form:
B-52H Stratofortress
|
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | around Mach 5.1 ⓘ |
| notableFlight |
2010-05-26 first powered scramjet flight
ⓘ
2013-05-01 longest-duration air-breathing hypersonic flight ⓘ |
| numberOfTestFlights | 4 ⓘ |
| operatingAltitudeClass | high altitude ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
demonstrate sustained hypersonic flight
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test scramjet propulsion ⓘ |
| programGoal |
advance hypersonic cruise missile technology
ⓘ
validate scramjet operability in flight ⓘ |
| programStartApprox | early 2000s ⓘ |
| programType | technology demonstrator ⓘ |
| propulsion | air-breathing scramjet engine ⓘ |
| propulsionType | supersonic combustion ramjet ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | US hypersonic weapons development programs ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successMetric | sustained scramjet operation at Mach 5+ ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | high supersonic to hypersonic speeds ⓘ |
| testRange | Pacific test ranges off U.S. West Coast ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
X-51 Waverider