Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_aircraft
|
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:Mach_3.0
10 seconds Mach 9.6 Mach 7.0 |
| gptkbp:collaborator |
gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Dryden_Flight_Research_Center gptkb:Glenn_Research_Center gptkb:Aerojet |
| gptkbp:collection |
structural data
control data thermal data aerodynamic data engine performance data |
| gptkbp:developed_by |
gptkb:NASA
|
| gptkbp:first_flight |
November 16, 2004
March 27, 2004 |
| gptkbp:flight_style |
gptkb:3
|
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:United_States_government
|
| gptkbp:has_achievements |
demonstrated sustained hypersonic flight
increased understanding of hypersonic aerodynamics provided data for future hypersonic vehicles validated scramjet engine performance influenced military and civilian aerospace applications |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
X-43 program
|
| gptkbp:impact |
improved propulsion systems
advanced hypersonic vehicle designs enhanced materials for hypersonic flight increased interest in hypersonic travel new flight control technologies |
| gptkbp:is_tested_for |
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:launch_platform |
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
|
| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:modified_Pegasus_rocket
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
contributed to national defense strategies
paved the way for future hypersonic research enhanced understanding of high-speed flight dynamics influenced international hypersonic programs inspired commercial hypersonic ventures |
| gptkbp:max_speed |
Mach 9.6
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
completed
|
| gptkbp:project |
2001 to 2004
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
hypersonic flight research
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
scramjet technology
|
| gptkbp:related_vehicle |
gptkb:aircraft
|
| gptkbp:research_areas |
aerodynamics
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first air-breathing vehicle to fly at hypersonic speeds
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:X-51_Waverider
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:X-15_rocket_plane_program
gptkb:NASA's_Dryden_Flight_Research_Center |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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