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DARPA's HTV-2 launches today

http://tv.ibtimes.com/defense-depar...est-for-the-super-fast-falcon-htv-2/1578.html


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dmccormack said:
So a rocket-powered projectile goes really, really fast...

What's the innovation here?

:confused:
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Apparently with this projectile, we can blow up an Aspirin Factory within one hour, in any parts of the world.
 
dmccormack said:
So a rocket-powered projectile goes really, really fast...

What's the innovation here?

:confused:
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The rockets only get it up to speed, where the scram jets can take over. This technology could eventually lead to a plane that can take off a runway, use traditional jet engines to climb to altitude, scram jets to accelerate and climb to the edge of space, then a small rocket booster to leave the atmosphere. (the holy grail)
 
Wow, and there is no recovery plan? They just crash it in the ocean and let it sink?
 
I figured this thread was gonna be about Dave's Bellanca...
 
Based on the current US Government's thinking, John Boehner?
 
TangoWhiskey said:
Wow, and there is no recovery plan? They just crash it in the ocean and let it sink?
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That is the normal plan, it's meant to hit a target anyway. This one lost telemetry in 20 seconds of flight and crashed. The first flight test only lasted 9 seconds.
 
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