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X-41 is the designation, initiated in 2003, for a still-classified United States military spaceplane. The X-41 is now part of the FALCON (Force Application and Launch from Continental United States) program sponsored by DARPA and NASA.

X-41 Common Aero Vehicle
Role	Experimental maneuvering re-entry vehicle Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Status	Experimental research program
Primary user	DARPA

Description

Specifications or photos of the X-41 program have not been released to the public; thus little is known about its goals. It has been described as an experimental maneuvering reentry vehicle capable of transporting a 1,000-pound payload on a sub-orbital trajectory at hypersonic speeds and releasing that payload into the atmosphere. The word "Aero" in "Common Aero Vehicle" stood for "aeroshell", not "aerospace", because the CAV was a common aerothermodynamic shell for varying and multiple payloads.[1] The technology necessary for the X-41 is not known and reportedly has yet to be developed. However, it is believed to be a new form of hypersonic propulsion capable of exceeding Mach 7, perhaps reaching Mach 9 (11,000 km/h; 6,900 mph).

See also

• Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2
• Prompt Global Strike

References

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org: X-41
• Spacedaily.com: CAV
• Pentagon Has Far-Reaching Defense Spacecraft in Works, Washington Post, March 16, 2005

На других языках

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- [en] X-41 Common Aero Vehicle

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[it] X-41 Common Aero Vehicle

X-41 Common Aero Vehicle è la designazione di uno spazioplano militare statunitense ancora classificato. Fotografie e specifiche tecniche non sono ancora state diffuse al pubblico; dunque non si sa ancora molto riguardo ai suoi obiettivi.È stato descritto come velivolo sperimentale per la manovra di rientro nell'atmosfera capace di trasportare un carico utile di 1 000 libbre in voli suborbitali a velocità ipersonica e rilasciando il carico nell'atmosfera terrestre[1].

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