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August 14, 2012
Hypersonic aircraft WaveRider to roar into future
A team of aerospace engineers at California's Edwards Air Force Base has been putting the finishing touches on a lightning-quick experimental aircraft designed to fly above the Pacific Ocean at 3,600 mph. A passenger aircraft traveling at that speed could fly from Los Angeles to New York in 46 minutes.