Russian Scramjet Is Ready for Tests
Credit: MAXIM PYADUSHKIN/DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Russian scientists continue to work on the development of a supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engine that is lighter and simpler in design than gas turbines and will achieve hypersonic speed (over Mach 4). The Central Institute of Aviation Motors (CIAM) in Moscow plans to start bench tests of...
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