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	Boeing X-43 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The third flight of a Boeing X-43A set a new speed record of 7,000 mph (11,200 km/h), or Mach 9.8, on November 16, 2004.
		It was boosted by a modified Pegasus rocket which was launched from a Boeing B-52 at 13,157 meters (43,166 feet).
		The Hyper-X Phase I is a NASA Aeronautics and Space Technology Enterprise program being conducted jointly by the Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, and the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boeing_X-43 (1704 words)

	Boeing X-43 - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was destroyed by the range safety officer, and it crashed into the Pacific Ocean.NASA attributed the crash to several inaccuracies in data modeling for this test, which led to an inadequate control system forthe particular Pegasus used.
		The second X43-A flew in at about Mach 7 on March 27, 2004.
		It was boosted by a modifiedPegasus rocket which was launched from a Boeing B-52 at 13,157 meters (40,000 feet).
	www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=X-43 (1447 words)

	Boeing X-43 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NASA attributed the crash to several inaccuracies in data modeling for this test, which led to an inadequate control system for the particular Pegasus used.
		It was boosted by a modified Pegasus rocket which was launched from a Boeing B-52 at 13,157 meters (40,000 feet).
		The most recent success in the X-plane series of aircraft, the X-43 is part of NASA's Hyper-X program, involving the American space agency and contractors such as Boeing, MicroCraft Inc, Orbital Sciences Corp and General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/X-43 (1607 words)

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		Boeing and the Air Force on Monday stressed that was a worst-case scenario, and said the cost difference would likely be closer to about $150 million in favor of a purchase.
		Boeing said the U.S. Navy had to use F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets to refuel other attack aircraft during the war because tankers were in short supply, citing a range of problems that can ground older planes.
		Boeing and Air Force officials said training and operations and maintenance would add several billion dollars of costs to the deal over the life of the lease, but said these costs would also have been incurred in a direct purchase.
	www.grangier.fr /news/journal-2003-07-15.txt (3231 words)

	Aerospace Technology - NASA X-43 (Hyper-X) Hypersonic Aircraft
		The materials have been selected to withstand the exceptionally high temperatures and forces on the airframe resulting from the very strong shock waves that are generated in hypersonic flight.
		Boeing, Micro Craft based in Tennessee, Pratt and Whitney and RJK Technologies were contracted to develop three X-43C Unmanned Air Vehicles.
		Boeing Phantom Works is responsible for the vehicle design, thermal protection system, flight control system and the navigation.
	www.aerospace-technology.com /projects/x43 (1246 words)

	:: NASA Quest > Aerospace :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Boeing airplane I showed is going to be available in probably five years or so.
		The one you saw here, the hyper X is X43, pretty much a series of numbers so that means we've built approximately 43 of those experimental airplanes.
		So some of the technology we've developed went to Boeing and they are going to put that in the sonic cruiser.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /projects/aero/centennial/expo3/121202trans.htm (6747 words)

	sciforums.com - X-43A reaches Mach 10, Airborne Laser achieves first light, and other aerospace news
		In case you don't know, the Airborne Laser is a Boeing 747-400 freighter that will be outfitted with a chemical laser with an output of around five million watts.
		The X15 still holds the record for manned flight, its going to be a few years before the manned version of the X43 beats it.
		There won't be a manned version of the X43, NASA is cutting funding for scram jet technology because it has to invest in manned missions to the moon and mars using conventional rockets that are cheaper to develop but more expensive in the long run.
	www.sciforums.com /showthread.php?p=717354 (824 words)

	Worlds Fastest Airplanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NASA’s X43-A is unmanned and only 12 ft long, but is a perfect prototype for testing the science of exactly how to get a scramjet to work.
		The sleek, fl vehicle was attached on to the front of a rocket booster which, in turn, was attached to the underside of a B52 aircraft.
		Micro-Craft is aided by Boeing, which is responsible for designing the research vehicle, developing flight control laws and providing the thermal protection system; GASL Inc., which is building the scramjet engines and their fuel systems and providing instrumentation for the vehicles; and Accurate Automation, Chatanooga, Tenn.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /sowhatsitcalled/worlds_fastest_airplane.htm (2476 words)

	Mail 248 March 10 - 16, 2003
		Two X-31s were built by Rockwell (now Boeing) and MBB (now EADS) for the US/German Enhanced Fighter Manoeuvrability programme, and completed 580 flights between October 1990 and June 1995, demonstrating the tactical utility of post-stall manoeuvring using three-axis thrust vectoring.
		Boeing's X-32A was flown 66 times between September 2000 and February 2001 to demonstrate both the conventional take-off and landing and aircraft carrier variants of Boeing's JSF design.
		CRW is a vertical take-off and landing concept that aims to combine the hover efficiency of a helicopter with the cruise speed of a fixed-wing aircraft.
	www.jerrypournelle.com /archives2/archives2mail/mail248.html (10242 words)

	The latest X projects... - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community
		A prototype fighter plane manufactured by Boeing, It is supposed to be stealthy, and it is pretty similar to the F-22.
		The X-32 designation was given to Boeing's entry in the JSF project, which ultimately bore only a superficial resemblance to the picture shown.
		The X-45 is a Boeing UCAV built primarily for the Air Force as part of the J-UCAS program.
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/thread187137/pg1 (2336 words)

	The Ultimate Resource for Combat Simulation and Strategy Gamers. (www.combatsim.com)
		With the awarding of the $200 billion Lockheed X-35 contract by the Pentagon the Boeing X-32 seems to be the loser though Boeing is slated to do sub-assembly in conjunction with Lockheed.
		Boeing is involved in another advanced project in the X-43 or Hyper-X. The first model is a pilot-less, scaled-down version of what may come.
		In 2002, a Boeing 747 is scheduled to test a chemical oxygen iodine laser beam weapon capable of destroying an ICBM init vulnerable launch boost phase.
	www.combatsim.com /memb123/htm/2002/05/future/printer1.htm (3422 words)

	Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nearly lost my chance, due to a single crash in the late 1990's, since the start of commercial use in about 1973.
		Boeing 747 - First flown in 1968, its incredible fuel efficiency pretty much made our everyone-can-fly air-travel network possible.
		Due to be replaced in the 1990's (sic), with the space plane.
	teryx.bobdbob.com /~protius/rants/vehicles.html (188 words)

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		Boeing completed processing the Timed/Jason Fairing in 1610 and cleaning efforts were terminated.
		Additional fairing cleaning was required by Boeing so we re-cleaned the facility on the 29th of May to allow support this additional work.
		Reviewed Boeing Launch Preparation Document (LPD) V580-R1 Periodic Maintenance Test and Inspection of the MST-5 Ton Interior Bridge Crane; This procedure provides maintenance and inspection instructions for the MST 5 ton interior bridge crane.
	www.ksc.nasa.gov /procurement/elvis/docs/edmnthperactrpt.doc (3291 words)

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		The carrier expects to reach a decision by the end of April on possibly buying the planes from Airbus SAS or Boeing Co., Low Chee Teng, chief executive officer of airline operator Malaysian Airline System Bhd., said in a recent interview with Dow Jones Newswires.
		Proulx said Boeing will issue a bulletin to airlines later this year telling them to inspect planes once they've taken off and landed about 4,500 times after being repainted.
		FAA spokesman Les Dorr said the agency, the airlines and Boeing formed working groups in February that meet every six weeks and hold a weekly conference call to discuss the issue.
	www.grangier.fr /news/journal-2004-11-042.txt (2780 words)

	X-Planes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There were two X-2s built, constructed of K-monel steel, with an ejectable nose capsule rather than an ejection seat, and skid type landing gear to make room for more fuel.
		It was air-launched from a modified Boeing B-50 Superfortress bomber.
		The X-5 was tested from 1951 until 1955 at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station.
	home.earthlink.net /~aztecdoug/id3.html (764 words)

	Russia's SS-27 Makes Bush's Missile Defense A Fantasy
		And if you will for a moment excuse the breathlessness, it also represented the pinnacle of modern missile technology.
		Until this test, the fastest thing known to man was the X43 A. A hypersonic, unmanned plane built by NASA.
		Boeing and Insitu foresee a variety of surveillance and communication roles for ScanEagle in the military, homeland security and commercial arenas.
	greyfalcon.us /Russia.htm (3552 words)

	JUD6E forum - Excoboard.com
		As usual, the military has the budget to develop the technology to their specification - NASA's plans will take longer as there is less money available.
		On the other hand, Boeing and other such companies will probably want to get involved, to see if their are commercial applications.
		I suppose with a jet like this you would probably have to spend most of your journey slowing down, to reach a suitable landing speed.
	excoboard.com /exco/thread.php?forumid=5462&threadid=59582 (714 words)

	NucNews - June 2, 2001
		The X43-A was making the first of three scheduled test flights in a $185-million-program that NASA has billed as representing the future of aviation, ultimately making space travel routine and paving the way for cross-country commercial flights in 30 minutes.
		The X43-A and its Pegasus booster were carried to 24,000 feet by a B-52 bomber that left Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert at about 3:30 p.m.
		The booster rocket was intended to carry the X43-A to Mach 7 speeds at about 100,000 feet before the prototype detached from the booster and operated for a few seconds at that speed, setting a speed record.
	nucnews.net /nucnews/2001nn/0106nn/010602nn.htm (19578 words)

	Hyper-X - Flight into the Millennium
		With passenger numbers expected to double by the year 2010, new airliners twice the size of the 747 are desperately needed to meet the demand.
		An aerodynamics team from NASA, Boeing and Stanford University is developing a new super-airliner, able to hold 1,000 passengers, more than double the capacity of today’s jumbo jets.
		To create the extra room and lift needed for the passengers and their luggage this design has abandoned the traditional shape of fuselage and wings.
	www.firstscience.com /site/articles/wright.asp (1695 words)

	Re: Poll: WHO WILL REACH MARS FIRST? - Astronomy.com Forums
		Also, youâll notice that ATK partners with Boeing and NASA for the Scramjet (and a mess of other stuff).
		But George Muellner of Boeing has been quoted as saying that the science of the antigravity device appeared to be valid and possible.
		Perhaps he knows something the rest of the world's physicists don't, or he does not understand the laws of physics, which would be highly surprising for a man in his position, or he has been misquoted.
	www.astronomy.com /ASY/CS/forums/2/287245/ShowPost.aspx (1842 words)

	Aerospace Technology - Space Craft Image Gallery
		The Boeing 702 is the successor to the Boeing 601 (which is the world's most widely used satellite).
		This diagram shows the structure of the Boeing 702.
		The GSLV is a prestigious national project for India.
	www.aerospace-technology.com /projects/spacecraft_gallery.html (2997 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - SPACE SCIENCE THREAD
		The objective of the launch was to deliver a 4.09 ton spacecraft Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 to the target geotransfer orbit with the altitude of 2380 km at perigee and 35786 km at apogee and inclination of 0 degrees.
		Keel said Allied Aerospace and its industry partners, Boeing Phantom works and Pratt and Whitney, are working to deliver the first non-reusable X-43C for flight testing in 2007.
		Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Lockheed Martin were awarded contracts to design versions of the Orbital Space Plane.
	boards.theforce.net /Your_Jedi_Council_Community/b10008/8999760/p25 (7353 words)

	UC Irvine senior awarded top King scholarship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jerry L. Reed Jr., a Boeing Huntington Beach intern, will receive $5,000 in sixth annual essay competition.
		Anyone attending a Southern California college or university who could demonstrate a financial need and a 2.5 grade-point average could apply.
		Boeing's X43-A hypersonic aircraft, powered by a scramjet engine, set a speed record in November by flying close to 7,200 mph.
	www.ocregister.com /ocr/2005/01/17/sections/news/news/article_379686.php (441 words)

	OSTRC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		Support for these efforts will help ensure that individuals, particularly within minority communities, are aware of available resources and alternative responses for the intervention and prevention of violence.
		Though Boeing supports early learning, K-12, and higher education, its K-12 support is for programs that promote teacher effectiveness, with an emphasis on math, science, literacy instruction and school leadership.
	caster.ssw.upenn.edu /ostrc/listservs/2006/may2006.html (4586 words)

	NASA Selects Allied Team To Provide Hypersonic Vehicles
		Artist's impression of an X43 test vehicle in flight - NASA image.
		NASA has selected Allied Aerospace Industries of Tullahoma, Tenn., to provide three flight-ready experimental demonstrator vehicles that will fly approximately 5,000 miles per hour or seven times the speed of sound.
		The engine, which will be provided by the Air Force, will be a dual-mode scramjet capable of running as a ramjet or scramjet.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/rlv-03k.html (570 words)

	NASA PREPARES FOR FIRST SCRAMJET-POWERED HYPERSONIC FLIGHT [Free Republic]
		Following the first series of X-43A hypersonic flights, the next step is an expanded hypersonics research ground and flight program currently in place as part of the Advanced Space Transportation Program, which is led by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
		The vehicle contractor team, led by MicroCraft in Tullahoma, TN, includes The Boeing Co., Seal Beach, CA, and GASL, Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY.
		Now, they come down even further and back to earth with this X43 nonsense.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3ade3a2f4927.htm (2496 words)

	Popular Science: Article - Into the Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the 1920s most planes flew at speeds between 90 and 120 mph.
		The Boeing 777 cruises at 560mph today, and NASA’s X43-A just approached mach 10.
		Stock car racers weren’t just striving for greater speed, it brought about new technologies.
	www.rpi.edu /AFS/home/97/boothd/public_html/1927.htm (218 words)

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