The HTV-3X Blackswift, derived from HTV-3, was a technological demonstrator of the HCV which would take off from a runway and accelerate to Mach 6 (7,400 km/h; 4,600 mph) before …

Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) is an experimental hypersonic glide vehicle developed as part of the DARPA Falcon Project designed to fly in the Mach 20 range. [1][2][3][4] It is a …

Mar 16, 2016 · Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson announced on Tuesday that the aerospace company has made "several breakthroughs" on a hypersonic warplane that could …

Jun 14, 2012 · Falcon HTV-3X - A Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed. Steven Walker, Ming Tang, Sue Morris and Caesar Mamplata

Sep 20, 2007 · Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne have successfully tested a sub-scale combustor for a dual-mode ramjet engine. This could power the Falcon HTV-3X (financed by DARPA) …

Mar 18, 2016 · Called the Hypersonic Test Vehicle 3X, or HTV-3X, the new plane could reach speeds of more than six times the typical cruising speed of the Boeing 747-8, which has been …

Jul 21, 2011 · The DARPA/USAF Falcon HTV-3X Blackswift Program is developing a turbine based combined cycle (turbojet/dual-mode scramjet) propulsion testbed.

Aug 17, 2007 · The configuration of the HTV-3X combined-cycle hypersonic test vehicle being designed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for the US Defense Advanced Research …

Jul 2, 2008 · Falcon HTV-3X. The Blackswift Hypersonic program may not get fully funded for the $750 million that it needs, but the program has a lot of interesting technology and innovations …

Apr 28, 2008 · Moreover, the series of Hypersonic Technology Vehicles 60 (HTV) included the HTV-3X reusable test bed with two dorsal mounted turbine-based combined cycle propulsion …