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'Hypersonic' aircraft put to the test
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The unmanned X-51A WaveRider, the military's latest attempt at hypersonic flight, was expected to reach Mach 6 after it is dropped by a B-52 bomber and takes flight off the Southern California coast.
Engineers hoped the X-51A would sustain its top speed for five minutes, twice as long as it has gone before.
The X-51A WaveRider could become the basis for much faster commercial flights and a new tool for military use.
Al Jazeera's Mark Orchard reports.
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