NASA X-43
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| Top speed | 11,854 km/h |
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| Engine types | Scramjet |
| First flight | June 2, 2001 |
| Manufacturers | NASA |
| Boeing | |
| Orbital Sciences Corporation | |
| MICRO CRAFT INC | |
| General Applied Science Laboratory | |
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| ID | 2055242 |
About NASA X-43
The X-43 was an experimental uncrewed hypersonic aircraft with multiple planned scale variations meant to test various aspects of hypersonic flight. It was part of the X-plane series and specifically of NASA's Hyper-X program. It set several airspeed records for jet aircraft.