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I'm not sure where you got this fact, but HTV-2 had two independent RF communication systems and flew close to Mach 20. I do agree with you that the Air Force wants hypersonic flight vehicles. Looks like air-breathing…
Thanks for sharing the video. Yeah, while its not Falcon there are tons of classified launches coming from the Cape. Do you remember if the vehicle was flying south or east?
There as yet to be a third flight. DARPA is surprisingly open about the Falcon HTV-2 test flights. The releases have included more info that I would have expected. DARPA was actually live tweeting the 2nd flight.
The "gradual wearing of the vehicle's skin" is called is called ablation. Its a standard way both hyper sonic and reentry vehicles manage heat. Basically the skin boils off creating a pressure wave that the vehicle…
A little late, but sure! I'm up for meeting at Thirsty Bear. They have a sour cherry wheat on cask that should be good. Shoot me an email at ian.dunbarhall@gmail.com if you are still interested.
Lockheed Martin | Full Stack Engineer | Remote (US) or Littleton, CO | Full-Time Full Stack Software Engineer supporting the Lockheed Martin Software Factory activities within the Enterprise Operations business area.…
I'm not sure where you got this fact, but HTV-2 had two independent RF communication systems and flew close to Mach 20. I do agree with you that the Air Force wants hypersonic flight vehicles. Looks like air-breathing…
Thanks for sharing the video. Yeah, while its not Falcon there are tons of classified launches coming from the Cape. Do you remember if the vehicle was flying south or east?
There as yet to be a third flight. DARPA is surprisingly open about the Falcon HTV-2 test flights. The releases have included more info that I would have expected. DARPA was actually live tweeting the 2nd flight.
The "gradual wearing of the vehicle's skin" is called is called ablation. Its a standard way both hyper sonic and reentry vehicles manage heat. Basically the skin boils off creating a pressure wave that the vehicle…
A little late, but sure! I'm up for meeting at Thirsty Bear. They have a sour cherry wheat on cask that should be good. Shoot me an email at ian.dunbarhall@gmail.com if you are still interested.