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Boeing X-51 Waverider
Photo: U.S. Air Force/Chad Bellay · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft · United States
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BoeingX-51Waverider

Boeing X-51 Waverider
Boeing X-51 Waverider Photo: U.S. Air Force/Chad Bellay · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 53
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Speed
75
Altitude
65
Range
30
Survivability
45
Sensor / Strike Payload
10
Thermal Management
85
Reusability
10
Technology
90
Strategic Value
60
Cost-Effectiveness
35
Methodology ↗ → Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft ranking
Origin United States
ManufacturerBoeing
CategoryHypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality80%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraftranking ↗methodology ↗
53
Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft MASS Rating
3/3
All-Time
Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft · 10 axes scored
Speed
75
Altitude
65
Range
30
Survivability
45
Sensor / Strike Payload
10
Thermal Management
85
Reusability
10
Technology
90
Strategic Value
60
Cost-Effectiveness
35
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the hypersonic & high-speed aircraft category.
01 / Overview
Boeing X-51 Waverider
Category
Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft
Country
United States
Prime contractor
Boeing
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HYPERSONIC & HIGH-SPEED AIRCRAFT
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
53
hypersonic & high-speed aircraft category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the hypersonic & high-speed aircraft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
04 / MASS Score
HYPERSONIC & HIGH-SPEED AIRCRAFT RANKING Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft
#1 US North American X-15 76 #2 US Lockheed Martin SR-72 71 #3 US Boeing X-51 Waverider (this weapon) 53
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
3HYPERSONIC & HIGH-SPEED AIRCRAFT1627UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HYPERSONIC & HIGH-SPEED AIRCRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within theHypersonic & High-Speed Aircraftcategory.
Hypersonic & High-Speed Aircraft United States Boeing
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