5月27日,美国《洛杉矶时报》称:“一架外观酷似冲浪板的飞机,从一架B-52轰炸机翼下分离,然后以超过每小时5600公里的速度在太平洋上空飞行,这让过去的飞行纪录为之逊色,也重新点燃了研制超高速飞行器的热情。”X-51A“驭波者”超高速飞行器首次试飞的消息一经披露,立即成为世界军事新明星。 On May 27th, the US “Los Angeles Times” stated: “An airplane that looks like a surfboard separates from under a wing of a B-52 bomber and then flies over the Pacific Ocean at speeds exceeding 5,600 kilometers per hour. The flight record was inferior and it also rekindled the enthusiasm for the development of ultra-high-speed aircraft.” The news of the first flight of the X-51A”Chopper” super-speed vehicle was immediately disclosed as a new star in the world’s military.