Data to help in development of hypersonic weapons. 🧐
Earlier in March this year, the 846th Test Squadron at the
Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico successfully recovered a reusable sled traveling at the hypersonic speed of Mach 5.8, the U.S. Air Force said in aThe Holloman AFB is also home to the Holloman High-Speed Test Track which was first built in 1949 to provide a realistic and cost-effective testing environment for weapons, systems, and components. The facility that serves all the units of the U.S.
The tracks are used to launch rocket-powered test vehicles, also called sleds. More than 12,000 such sled tests have been conducted at the facility in more than five decades, and the facility has been operational.
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