..sources say up to 5 times the speed of sound
1 posted on
12/21/2009 3:12:48 PM PST by
Doogle
To: Doogle
I thought it was scramjet, not ramjet. Haven't we had ramjets forever?
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3 posted on
12/21/2009 3:21:18 PM PST by
Renegade
(You go tell my buddies)
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4 posted on
12/21/2009 3:22:21 PM PST by
blam
To: Doogle
That is one reason (of many) why nobody would ever put me in charge of a project like the "Waverider."
I would have insisted on calling it "Spaceball 1."
Another reason is that I got D's in EE, failed Thermodynamics once, and got another D in Material Science.
5 posted on
12/21/2009 3:22:49 PM PST by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Doogle
correction....6 times the speed of sound
9 posted on
12/21/2009 3:25:08 PM PST by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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...the X-51A to light its supersonic "ramjet" engine and propel the WaverRider at hypersonic speed for about 5 minutes, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean.This last little detail may impact the commercial application of this aircraft.
11 posted on
12/21/2009 3:34:34 PM PST by
AreaMan
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