Monday 17 July 2017

Successful test flight for hypersonic glider

The free-flying hypersonic glider is designed to fly at Mach 8

The dream of a flight from London to Sydney in two to four hours came a step closer to reality after the latest iteration of the HiFIRE hypersonic vehicle made another successful experimental flight at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. The HIFIRE 4 flight was designed to study the design assembly and pre-flight testing of hypersonic vehicles as well as new, complex avionics and control systems.

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