X-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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Boat – Quickest and fastest boat in the world!
www.lucasoildragboats.com The Problem Child Top Fuel Hydro Drag Boat team with Daryl Ehrlich behind the wheel. This was the quickest pass ever recorded at 253.46 MPH in 3.368 seconds to 1000' at Mission Bay in San Diego, CA on 9/15/12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVbJWgqsZt8
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