November 18, 2019 in Jets Private Aircraft
Citation X – Fastest Private Jet to the Grand Canyon
Geeking out in the Cessna Citation X from KVNY to KPGA (Van Nuys to Page), the fastest production passenger jet, top speed Mach 0.93, (700MPH), ceiling over 50,000'. Takeoff acceleration felt like a Ferrari, and the cruise was smooth and quiet. "Like"
Read moreX-51A Waverider 1 mile per second Hypersonic Scramjet
The Air Force's scramjet, the Boeing X-51A Waverider, set a new world record, Wednesday, when it ran for 200 seconds, burned JP-7, and reached a speed of about Mach 5 (roughly 1 mile per second). In 2004, NASA's X-43 flew much faster (Mach 9.7) but burned hydrogen and managed that for about 12 seconds before it melted. More, here:
Read moreX-43A Goes 7,000 MPH – Getting Ready for Mach 10
X-43A Raises the Bar to Mach 9.6 Guinness World Records recognized NASA's X-43A scramjet with a new world speed record for a jet-powered aircraft – Mach 9.6, or nearly 7,000 mph. The X-43A set the new mark and broke its own world record on its third and final flight on Nov. 16, 2004. In March 2004, the X-43A set the previous record of Mach 6.8 (nearly 5,000 mph). The fastest air-breathing, manned vehicle, the U.S. Air Force SR-71, achieved slightly more than Mach 3.2. The X-43A more than doubled, then tripled, the top speed of the jet-powered SR-71. The X-43
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