Imagine Mach 10 with only 2800 Pounds

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » March 29th, 2004, 2:25 am

Photo courtesy NASA

NASA's new X-43A can make this possible.
With a test flight of Mach 7 (5K MPH), this aircraft broke the record set in 1967 last night.
Its design features bringing in O2 for flight as it goes instead of carrying it.
Of course this requires a rocket to first allow it to gain enough speed.
All in all, it is one fast piece of tin foil.

More here.

The_Man · Post by **The_Man** » April 11th, 2004, 12:54 am

I bet you don't even know what a RAM JET is or a SCRAM JET hahahaha

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » April 11th, 2004, 2:56 pm

Wow! Looks good!

Tebow2000 · Post by **Tebow2000** » April 11th, 2004, 7:49 pm

that is nice!!!

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » April 11th, 2004, 10:52 pm

Isnt a RAM jet the one which scoops the air and uses that for the oxygen for flight?

Post by **ccb056** » April 11th, 2004, 10:56 pm

ramjet as defined by http://www.dictionary.com

A jet engine that propels aircraft by igniting fuel mixed with air taken and compressed by the engine in a fashion that produces greater exhaust than intake velocity.

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » April 15th, 2004, 7:31 pm

Exactly what i said in a non dictionary form !

Tebow2000 · Post by **Tebow2000** » April 15th, 2004, 11:12 pm

congrats