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US tested hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet to avoid escalating tensions with Russia:
US tested hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet to avoid escalating tensions with Russia
The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) was launched from a B-52 bomber off the west coast, the official said, in the first successful test of the Lockheed Martin version of the system. A booster engine accelerated the missile to high speed, at which point the air-breathing scramjet engine ignited and propelled the missile at hypersonic speeds of Mach 5 and above.
The official offered scant details of the missile test, only noting the missile flew above 65,000 feet and for more than 300 miles. But even at the lower end of hypersonic range -- about 3,800 miles per hour -- a flight of 300 miles is less than 5 minutes.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 06 2022, @04:34PM (2 children)
300 miles in 5 minutes sounds good to me. I rarely visit NY City (about 300 miles away) because the options for getting there aren't great. What would that 5 minute ride cost?
And how long would I have to stand in the damn TSA line before boarding??
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday April 06 2022, @06:10PM
Probably about what Concorde [wikipedia.org] tickets used to cost.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 07 2022, @01:47PM
is not the tsa boarding line you should worry about, much more the arrival in Manhatten at mach 5.