New US weapon

[daveparry]

Sorry if this is a repost....


http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/26/falcon-h...

[anonymous-user]

The link doesn't work..

[eldar]

champ54321 said:

The link doesn't work..

Its a stealth weapon.

[JamesM]

If it's about hypersonic aircraft like the link suggests do some googling of them, absolutely crazy.

90 minute flights from London to Sydney with speeds of 13000 mph kind of crazy.

Edited by JamesM on Wednesday 28th April 16:53

[daveparry]

sorry if the link doesn't work anyone else found it, it is on Fox news page FHTV2 is its code or Aurora!

[Mr AJ]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/26/falcon-h...

There you go chap.

[BLUETHUNDER]

I cant see the link. But i take it this is about Aurora. Works on ram jet technology. Rumours are its made some night flights from Nevada in to Mildenhall

[daveparry]

Thankyou Mr AJ

[k-ink]

Now pop some wheels on and take it to the salt flats

13000 mph not too shabby.

[jmorgan]

Hypersonic glider that crashed? Hardly the "aurora" I would have thought.

[Grey Ghost]

Stick together a few bits and pieces lying around the base, use conspiracy stories to your advantage, blow said bits and pieces to smaller bits and pieces high up in sky at night and ask for another $20bn to try again.

Career saved, job done, go away and try again.

[Benjybh]

jmorgan said:

Hypersonic glider

Man, that must use one hell of a winch launch!

[BigS]

Benjybh said:

jmorgan said:

Hypersonic glider

Man, that must use one hell of a winch launch!

I've heard it's towed by a 335d.



Sorry couldn't resist.


Didn't the Aussies do a test of a SCRAM Jet on the end of a rocket a couple of years ago asa well?

[jmorgan]

NASA also did a test a few years ago.
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43-main.htm...

Its the little black bit on the front of the booster rocket. Military going away from the NASA that has empty coffers? Seems an odd way to land bombs on your target.

[Caruso]

jmorgan said:

Seems an odd way to land bombs on your target.

It does indeed, perhaps the payloads aren't always intended to be explosive ordnance?

[strudel]

With a bit of heatproofing and another booster or two I'm thinking reusable space craft.

[Caruso]

strudel said:

With a bit of heatproofing and another booster or two I'm thinking reusable space craft.

Except that USAF already have the X37-B in orbit.