USAF Launch Supersonic Bomb Firing Technology 257
coondoggie writes "Boeing and the US Air Force today said they have tested new technology that for the first time will let military aircraft launch bombs from aircraft moving at supersonic speeds. Researchers from Boeing Phantom Works and the Air Force Research Laboratory used a rocket sled in combination with what researchers called "active flow control" to successfully release a smart bomb known as MK-82 Joint Direct Attack Munition Standard Test Vehicle (JDAM) at a speed of about Mach 2 from a weapons bay with a size approximating that of the U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber, Boeing said. Active flow control is a tandem array of microjets upstream of the weapons bay that, when fired reduces the unsteady pressures inside the bay and modifies the flow outside to ensure the JDAM munition travels out of the bay correctly."
Great news everyone! (Score:5, Funny)
Rejoice for now we can drop food and medical supplies at supersonic speed! I can't wait to see the look on those African kids!
Re:Release bombs at supersonic speeds? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Great news everyone! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great news everyone! (Score:5, Funny)
Set a Man on Fire, and he is Warm for the Rest of His Life
Not to be outdone... (Score:4, Funny)
Next up, basketballs that bounce 10 times as high. Is gonna change the game!
Re:Wow, very much incorrect. (Score:5, Funny)
Laymen's terms? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:soon enough... (Score:4, Funny)
Sweet merciful crap!! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:!! JESUS, HELP ME KILL MORE PEOPLE FASTER !! (Score:1, Funny)