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Hypersonic jet fails Mach 6 test

Officials have blamed a faulty control fin for stopping the super-sonic combustion ramject engine from starting properly.

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Aug 15th 2012, 9:42 PM

US to trial unmanned plane flying at Mach 6

Yep – if it had space for a passenger, the plane would still move six times faster than their screams.

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Aug 14th 2012, 3:59 PM