Fin Failure Spells Doom for Hypersonic Jet Test

The United States Air Force's third test flight of an X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft failed spectacularly Wednesday when it crashed seconds after being launched from a B-52 bomber. A faulty control fin was to blame, X-51A program manager Charlie Brink stated. "Everything was going correctly except for that small thing," said Bill Hancock at the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

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