X-43C Test Goal: Accelerate
The three U.S. Air Force hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet engines NASA is planning to integrate into each X-43C aircraft are intended to accelerate the research vehicle from Mach 5 to Mach 7 during a 2-3-min. engine burn, according to NASA officials. That X-43C test goal would represent another major...
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