WaveRider .. I don't think Trevor and Shane will ride this one?

[hh5]

WaveRider reminds me of Star Trek ... riding a wave of particles like a surfboard

 

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120815-hypersonic-ambitions-fall-short

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/waverider-hypersonic-test-flight-ends-in-failure/

 

Edited August 16, 2012 by hh5

[C James]

Scramjet propulsion. It's been done before, but it is very difficult, and unfortunately this test failed.