The Lifelong Leadership Journey of Retired Lt. Col. Swami Iyer
Left to right: Maj. Luis Otero, Electronic Warfare Officer/ Flight Test Engineer 419th FLTS, Dr. Daniel Millman, Hypersonic CTF Director, Mr. John Kirk, Flight Test Radar Navigator Boeing, Maj. Swami Iyer, Aircraft Commander & Test Pilot 419th FLTS, and Maj. Sean Celi Flight Test Radar Navigator 419 FLTS pose for a photo after successfully launching an X-51A Waverider SCRAM-jet off the California coast. After booster separation at 50-thousand feet, the air-breathing SCRAM-jet vehicle approached Mach 5 at an altitude of more than 60-thousand feet. The previous record was 12 seconds in the NASA X-43. (Courtesy photo)
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