Warnings of a Russian hypersonic weapon that the U.S. can't defend against may have had you running for the bomb shelter last week. But what, exactly, is this weapon, and how does it work? Russian ...

Boeing's X-51A WaveRider — a jet-fueled, air-breathing hypersonic rocket developed for the U.S. Air Force — went hypersonic during a recent test off the Southern California coast, flying at ...

BEIJING—A test of a Chinese hypersonic wave-rider on Aug. 3 was in part aimed at demonstrating a new thermal conduction system and booster-payload separation under high dynamic pressure.

Article Summary: The X-51 Waverider’s 2013 hypersonic flight represented a milestone in military aviation, reaching Mach 5.1 using a scramjet engine after launching from a B-52H. Although it ...

The parts between the two wings are the airframe and the attachment struts. Because the cross-section of the configuration appears like the letter “I”, the design is named “hypersonic I-shaped ...

Asia Defense China Tests New ‘Waverider’ Hypersonic Vehicle The hypersonic aircraft sustained speeds above Mach 5.5. By Steven Stashwick August 09, 2018 Credit: Chinese Internet ...

Boeing & Aerospace Nation & World Traffic Lab Hypersonic aircraft WaveRider to roar into future Originally published August 13, 2012 at 8:10 pm Updated August 13, 2012 at 10:52 pm ...

Boeing’s Hypersonic Mach 6 WaveRider Jet Lost Over the Pacific During Flight Test News Design Fashion Eco Textiles 08/15/2012 under Eco Textiles, News, Technology, Transportation ...

Air Force’s unmanned hypersonic Waverider flight test to be ‘fastest hunk of junk in galaxy’? Barbara Starr on what it could mean for future air travel 2 minute read Published 6:20 AM EDT ...