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How long did it travel at hypersonic speeds 300 miles was the reported test distance. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-07-18 https://www.darpa.mil/news-
by WillPostForFood 4y ago
How long did it travel at hypersonic speeds
300 miles was the reported test distance.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-07-18 https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-07-18
After release from an aircraft, the first stage boosted the vehicle to the expected scramjet ignition envelope. From there the missile’s Northrop Grumman scramjet engine fired up and propelled the cruiser to speeds greater than Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) for more than 300 nautical miles and reaching altitudes higher than 60,000 feet.
- Ajedi32 4y agoSo ~2 hours then: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=300+nautical+miles+%2F+mach+5 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=300+nautical+miles+%2F+...
- jmgrosen 4y agoI think more like 5.5 minutes: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=300+nautical+miles+%2F+%28mach+5%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=300+nautical+miles+%2F+...
- Ajedi32 4y agoYeah, I just realized that number seemed way off and was about to edit my comment. ~5 minutes is correct.