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Mach 9.6 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message for Any Military on Earth

A, an unmanned scramjet testbed, set the world record for an air-breathing aircraft by hitting Mach 9.6 in 2004. -Launched ...
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Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar Could Soon Be the ‘Fastest Plane on Earth’

SR-72 Could Soon Replace SR-71 As Fastest Plane Ever? Yes, the SR-71 Blackbird officially remains the fastest acknowledged ...
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Why Did the US Air Force Retire the SR-71 Blackbird?

The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft ever built, was ultimately done in by the Air Force’s most notorious and ...