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X-51 WaveRider graphicThe US is currently conducting test flights of a new X-51A WaveRider jet that is capable of hitting a top speed of Mach 6 (4,300mph / 6,900km/h) - which would allow it to travel from London to New York in just an hour! Unfortunately, a flight test of the hypersonic vehicle went awry today as a faulty control fin caused the craft to be lost over the Pacific....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/boeings-hypersonic-mach-6-waverider-jet-lost-over-the-pacific-during-flight-test/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
WaveRider promoThe US is currently conducting test flights of a new X-51A WaveRider jet that is capable of hitting a top speed of Mach 6 (4,300mph / 6,900km/h) - which would allow it to travel from London to New York in just an hour! Unfortunately, a flight test of the hypersonic vehicle went awry today as a faulty control fin caused the craft to be lost over the Pacific....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/boeings-hypersonic-mach-6-waverider-jet-lost-over-the-pacific-during-flight-test/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
WaveRiderThe US is currently conducting test flights of a new X-51A WaveRider jet that is capable of hitting a top speed of Mach 6 (4,300mph / 6,900km/h) - which would allow it to travel from London to New York in just an hour! Unfortunately, a flight test of the hypersonic vehicle went awry today as a faulty control fin caused the craft to be lost over the Pacific....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/boeings-hypersonic-mach-6-waverider-jet-lost-over-the-pacific-during-flight-test/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
