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07/12/2011

Flying at many times the speed of sound has been an elusive goal of aeronautical engineers for many years. Gareth Mitchell looks at how near we are to achieving hypersonic flight.

Producer: Julian Siddle.

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Wed 7 Dec 201121:00
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