posted on Sep, 13 2006 @ 05:55 PM
niac.usra.edu...
READ page 3,4 +5 onwards!!!
No ifs, no buts, no maybes, this aircraft as stated within the file HAS been built!!
A hypersonic launch platform from the Boeing stable!
To paraphrase a bit from the report.
The current design is capable of carrying a 14 ton /30,000lb payload, operate at hieghts of 100km / 330,000ft, with a 3.6 KM/s cruise / Mach 12
cruise.
It even says what fuel, what engines, and how it operates .
Also,
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