Aeronautics/Propulsion
Supersonic combustion ramjets have been studied for decades, but 2004 was the year these potential hypersonic powerplants received a thorough flight test in the NASA/industry X-43A Hyper-X program. The team released complete integrated engines and airframes into free flight at Mach 7 and Mach 10 in...
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