04 February 2020
US Air Force's X-60A performs integrated vehicle propulsion system verification test
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Generation Orbit recently performed X-60A hypersonic flight research vehicle integrated vehicle propulsion system verification ground testing.
The ground test campaign included both cold flow and hot fire testing with the Hadley liquid rocket engine developed by Ursa Major Technologies, Generation Orbit said in a 31 January statement. Flight-similar hardware was tested using flight-similar operational procedures. The test runs covered full duration burns, engine gimbaling for thrust vector control, and system throttling.
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The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Generation Orbit recently performed X-60A hypersonic...
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