Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/X-43A-Hyper-X-Test-Activities-2JRSXLJV2V2V.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarRockwell HiMAT Test FlightX-36 Flight Test HighlightsX-53A Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) Test FlightX-48C Flight Test HighlightsNorth American X-15 B-roll737 MAX Put Together Quickly (PTQ) Video, December 2015 (Silent)737 MAX Put Together Quickly (PTQ) Video, December 2015Boeing Condor Test FlightX-45A First Flights of Vehicles 1 and 2View AllX-43A Hyper-X Test ActivitiesSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The X-43 Hyper-X program demonstrated integrated hypersonic scramjet technologies from 2001-2004. Three unmanned aircraft were built and two were successfully flown at record-breaking speeds up to Mach 9.6. The X-43A was launched from a B-52 and then propelled by a Pegasus rocket to high altitude as the scramjet’s air intake opened and the engine ignited. The aircraft fell into the Pacific Ocean at the end of the test flights.BI46862 (BIV16_X-43A_01)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~7 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:21sKeywords:2000s-air to air-B-52 Stratofortress (Model 464)-day-flying-ground shots-high-tech / advanced-historic production status-launches-runways-small-speed-taxiingRelated Virtual folders:X-43A Hyper-X