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U.S. Air Force Conducts Hypersonic Sled Test Recoveries, As Service Looks to Future Test and Evaluation

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U.S. Air Force Conducts Hypersonic Sled Test Recoveries, As Service Looks to Future Test and Evaluation
A hypersonic sled travels 5,300-feet per second on a 10-mile monorail and is recovered as part of the Hypersonic Sled Recovery effort at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex High Speed Test Track at Holloman AFB, N.M. Since July 2021, two tests have been conducted as part of a capability development effort to prepare for the increased need for hypersonic test and evaluation in support of the National Defense Strategy (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Air Force's 846th Test Squadron at Holloman AFB, N.M., has conducted two recovery tests of hypersonic sleds traveling at about Mach 5, the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) said on Oct. 26. In both tests, testers stopped the two sleds moving at speeds of 5,300 feet per second--3,613 miles per hour--on a 10-mile monorail as part of the Hypersonic Sled Recovery (HSR) effort. That monorail is part of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT),…

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