Australia readies for scramjet engine's first test flight

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia are preparing for the world's first test flight of a hypersonic "scramjet" engine they believe could one day allow commercial airline passengers to fly at a speed of Mach 8. In the Oct. 25 test from the Woomera launch range, two of the...

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