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Imagine Mach 10 with only 2800 Pounds

Posted: March 29th, 2004, 2:25 am
by Aggressor Prime
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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.

Posted: April 11th, 2004, 12:54 am
by The_Man
I bet you don't even know what a RAM JET is or a SCRAM JET hahahaha

Posted: April 11th, 2004, 2:56 pm
by Matrix
Wow! Looks good!

Posted: April 11th, 2004, 7:49 pm
by Tebow2000
that is nice!!!

Posted: April 11th, 2004, 10:52 pm
by DarkStar
Isnt a RAM jet the one which scoops the air and uses that for the oxygen for flight?

Posted: April 11th, 2004, 10:56 pm
by ccb056
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.

Posted: April 15th, 2004, 7:31 pm
by DarkStar
Exactly what i said in a non dictionary form !

Posted: April 15th, 2004, 11:12 pm
by Tebow2000
congrats :)