"Boom" experimental aircraft goes supersonic over Mojave

[Ace-Garageguy]

This is American hardware innovation at its best. 

And for what it's worth, it's happening in the same little desert town where Gene Winfield had his shop.

 

[johnyrotten]

Interesting video, when they were talking about the inlets shape slowing the air, I remembered the sr71 has a similar system for the same issue. Awesome technology on these machines. Thanks for sharing 

[Ace-Garageguy]

30 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

...I remembered the sr71 has a similar system for the same issue. Awesome technology on these machines...

Indeed.

The SR-71 required a rather more complex solution to achieve Mach 3, even more remarkable when you take into consideration that design work on it began in 1958.

https://www.enginehistory.org/Convention/2014/SR-71Inlts/SR-71Inlts.shtml

[Tim W. SoCal]

3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

even more remarkable when you take into consideration that design work on it began in 1958.

with slide-rules, pencils and note pads, nary a computer (other that the human brain of Kelly Johnson and other early aerospace geniuses) or calculator in sight or on site...

Edited March 17 by Tim W. SoCal

[Ace-Garageguy]

 

[slusher]

Great videos Bill, thanks!