According to the U.S. Air Force, the flight test for the experimental X-51A WaveRider plane which could potentially travel up to 4500mph has resulted in failure. As previously reported on SmartPlanet, ...

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited test of an Australian supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet, engine ended in failure Sept. 18 when the rocket carrying the experiment was unable to reach the proper ...

The Air Force's X-51A WaveRider scramjet craft was destroyed during its third test flight after losing control. The craft flew for only 16 seconds, failing to achieve its goal of reaching Mach 6 or ...

A team of engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Test Center have set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in the military branch's ...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a crucial milestone by developing a long-duration supersonic combustion ramjet, or Scramjet powered hypersonic technology. Defence ...

After a two-year upgrade of its test facilities, the AEDC Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee has finally been able to test the latest Northrop Grumman scramjet ...