`AIR SPIKE' COULD EASE HYPERSONIC FLIGHT PROBLEMS

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute believe they have demonstrated an ``air spike'' concept that could reduce the drag and heat transfer problems associated with hypersonic flight. The concept was formulated by Leik Myrabo, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Rensselaer...

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