Flying Magazine reports, “Stratolaunch has completed the first powered flight of its TA-1 test vehicle, marking what the company called a ‘major milestone in the development of the country’s first privately funded, reusable hypersonic test capability.’”
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Boeing Unveils Updated Valkyrie at AIAA SciTech Forum in San Diego
Air Force Magazine reported that The Boeing Company “has revealed an updated concept for its Valkyrie reusable, unmanned hypersonic aircraft that indicates new design approaches for inlets and shaping.” The revised Valkyrie was shown “in the form of a model at [last] week’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [SciTech] meeting in San Diego.” The aircraft “shows several design departures and revisions from Boeing’s previous concept, made public in 2018.”
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