8-Foot High-Temperature Tunnel
A full-scale model of the X-43A scramjet vehicle during a powered test at Mach 7 in the 8-Foot HTT. Copper is used to aid internal cooling, and the model is inverted to expose the engine to an air stream unaffected by the support strut. On November 16, 2004, an X-43A reached Mach 9.68 in free flight, setting a record for air-breathing aircraft.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ED04-0082-2
Date: December 24, 2011
8-Foot High-Temperature Tunnel
A full-scale model of the X-43A scramjet vehicle during a powered test at Mach 7 in the 8-Foot HTT. Copper is used to aid internal cooling, and the model is inverted to expose the engine to an air stream unaffected by the support strut. On November 16, 2004, an X-43A reached Mach 9.68 in free flight, setting a record for air-breathing aircraft.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ED04-0082-2
Date: December 24, 2011