14-XS

2021 Brazilian Air Force mission 14-XS patch.png 14-XS Sub-orbital spaceflightTechnological demonstrator Brazilian Air Force 160 km 200 km 14-X (scramjet engine) Orbital Engenharia 14 December 2021 VSB-30 V32 Brasileira Força Aérea https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38356/ O Brasil na era da Propulsão Hipersônica: Projeto 14-X Força Aérea Brasileira 2021-12-10 2022-04-23 pt-br Alcântara Space Center Brazilian Air Force 14 December 2021 Ocean Atlantic 14-X 14-XSP 14-XS was an Operação Cruzeiro mission conducted by the Brazilian Air Force at the Alcantara Launch Center on December 14, 2021. Brasileira Força Aérea https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38395/OPERA%C3%A7%C3%A3O%20CRUZEIRO%20-%20FAB%20realiza%20primeiro%20teste%20de%20voo%20do%20motor%20aeron%C3%A1utico%20hipers%C3%B4nico%2014-X FAB realiza primeiro teste de voo do motor aeronáutico hipersônico 14-X Força Aérea Brasileira 2021-12-16 2022-04-23 Mission The flight was a test to demonstrate scramjet technology. The device was launched by a Hypersonic Accelerator Vehicle (based on the VSB-30 rocket) and accelerated to Mach 6 to an altitude of 30 kilometers, from where it continued until it reached a suborbital apogee at an altitude of 160 kilometers and 200 kilometers down range from the launch site, impacting at the Atlantic Ocean. The model tested combustion in a hypersonic environment and Mach 6 speed was reached at 50 km. Both the Alcântara Launch Center and the Barreira do Inferno Launch Center acted as tracking stations. The vehicle was the first with a scramjet engine built in Brazil and reached up to 5,000 hp.https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/business/conheca-o-projeto-14-x-de-tecnologia-hipersonica-desenvolvido-pela-fab/ Conheça o Projeto 14-X, de tecnologia hipersônica, desenvolvido pela FAB 2022-01-09 2022-04-23 The vehicle was built by Orbital Engenharia. Both the rocket and the 14-X were built in São José dos Campos.https://mspost.com.br/operacao-cruzeiro-inicia-com-primeiro-teste-do-motor-hipersonico-14-x-veja-video/ FOGUETE BRASILEIRO: Operação Cruzeiro inicia com primeiro teste do motor hipersônico 14-X, veja vídeo 2021-12-16 2022-04-23 pt-br The engine has been under development since 2008, with the goal of enabling the Brazilian industry to develop aerospace experiments.https://www.correiodobrasil.com.br/fab-testa-motor-hipersonico-foguetes-misseis/ FAB testa motor hipersônico para foguetes e mísseis 2021-12-05 2022-04-23 pt-br See also 14-X Brazilian space program References Category:2021 in spaceflight Category:December 2021 in Brazil Category:Suborbital spaceflight Category:Test spaceflights Category:Space program of Brazil