ScramJet success!
05-06-2013, 05:25 AM
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ScramJet success!
Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight - latimes.com
Talk about acceleration!
That has to be a kick in the pants (eventually
)
At about 50,000 feet, near Point Mugu, it was released like a bomb and engaged a solid rocket booster that accelerated it to Mach 4.8 in about 26 seconds.
After separating from the booster, the X-51A scramjet engine then lit and sped to Mach 5.1 at 60,000 feet.
After separating from the booster, the X-51A scramjet engine then lit and sped to Mach 5.1 at 60,000 feet.
That has to be a kick in the pants (eventually
)
05-06-2013, 08:09 AM
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Mach 5? Already been done!
USMC:
Speed and Trixie were doing this without a rocket in the early 1960s:
The Real Mach 5 - Speed Racer
Speed and Trixie were doing this without a rocket in the early 1960s:
The Real Mach 5 - Speed Racer
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