X-51 Waverider

[piginapoke]

Not sure if this should be in PASA or aviation.

Paper Replika have a nice 2 page model of the X-51 Waverider

X-51A Waverider Papermodel (http://www.paper-replika.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3597:x-51a-waverider-papermodel&catid=38&Itemid=201382)

http://www.paper-replika.com/images/stories/instructions/Military/X-51_waverider/boeing_x-51_2.jpg

Will update on my build of this nice and quick one.

[SAustin16]

Piginapoke..very nice model. Haven't seen that before. Thanks for posting the link.

[Retired_for_now]

This is a good place for your build - looking forward to it.

Yogi

[Retired_for_now]

Any progress on the build? I'm finding it an interesting puzzle (only two "extra" parts so far ...). Should make a good pair with Ton's X-43/HyperX.
Yogi

[piginapoke]

Yogi

It's always the way. When I say quick and easy, it turns out to be not one or the other or neither.

Haven't got round to starting build, lots on at the moment. And now I've got X-3 and X-4. Will do X-51 first but looks like you'll have yours done first.

Agreed, should look good with X-43, I don't know if they are the same scale as each other?

[Retired_for_now]

The X-43/Pegasus is 1:48 so builds a bit bigger. You could reduce it by printing at 80% to get it down to the X-51's 1:60 scale. Or do the X-51 at 125% to bring it up - don't know how much parts repositioning that would take.

Yogi

[piginapoke]

Looks like testing the real thing is turning into a bit of a nightmare :(

BBC News - Hypersonic jet Waverider fails Mach 6 test (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19277620)

[Hans Christian]

that reminds me... anyone still got NOBI/Thaipaperwork's X-43? I can't find it anymore...

[emilymainzer]

That's great to see this paper model of X-51. But in real it is true that it is difficult to handle and the things it does are amazing. I read that the this X-51 scram jet has reached its goal to approach Mach 5. I will put the source soon for reference.