How Hypersonic Planes Work

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LJK — 11/19/2004 3:05:23 PM (archived)

How Hypersonic Planes Work

After a postponement due to technical problems, NASA's
scramjet-powered X-43A reached Mach 10 during this week's
unmanned test flight, breaking its own record of Mach 7 set in
March.

What distinguishes the X-43A from other rocket-powered aircraft
is the scramjet, which inhales oxygen from the atmosphere
instead of from onboard oxygen canisters.

Check it out here:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/hypersonic-plane.htm

The whole thread (10 posts)

Here's a question for you scramjet-set types. - et - 11/18/2004 6:46:26 PM
- Nuclear ramjets - Gary - 11/19/2004 4:39:13 PM
  - Imperial Earth, wasn't it? - et - 11/19/2004 9:28:34 PM
    - Combustion on Venus - Nick Hoffman - 11/20/2004 7:21:21 AM
- How Hypersonic Planes Work - LJK - 11/19/2004 3:05:23 PM
  - Not really what I was asking....thanks though. (n/t) - et - 11/19/2004 9:24:17 PM
- Why? - Jacob Samorodin - 11/18/2004 6:51:50 PM
  - Doesn't have to be Jove. - et - 11/18/2004 8:06:22 PM
  - hypersonic would be overkill, sure - alcaray - 11/18/2004 7:48:08 PM
    - Balloons are fine, and easier if you wan't a science platform. - et - 11/18/2004 8:12:11 PM

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