Recent breakthroughs in scramjet engines could mean two-hour flights from New York to Tokyo. From Wordnik.com. [New York to Tokyo in Two Hours » Fanboy.com] Reference
The so-called scramjet aircraft zipped through the air yesterday at almost 10 times the speed sound. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2004] Reference
But Paull had been building his device -- a cross between a jet and a rocket, known as a scramjet -- for 10 years. From Wordnik.com. [Space Plane] Reference
There's no reason to think that a scramjet will be any cheaper than a rocket, and abundant reason to think otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [X-51 Waverider Set to Fly This Fall - NASA Watch] Reference
A scramjet is a supersonic combustion ramjet, while a ramjet is a jet engine using the engine's forward motion to compress air. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
A "scramjet" - powered X-43A research vehicle at nearly 10 times the speed of sound. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
The engine on the X-51, called a supersonic-combustion ramjet, or "scramjet," pulls off a couple of especially tricky tasks. From Wordnik.com. [When Supersonic Is Just Too Slow] Reference
The aircraft uses an experimental scramjet engine. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2004] Reference
Continue the natural progression of X-43 scramjet research. From Wordnik.com. [Would You Bring Back NGLT-or SLI? - NASA Watch] Reference
Nair: Our preliminary research on the scramjet is encouraging. From Wordnik.com. [India's Rocket Man Powers Up] Reference
It'll have to be a VTOL scramjet instead of a shuttle, though. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
Engineers have been noodling with the idea of a scramjet for decades. From Wordnik.com. [Space Plane] Reference
The Air Force said the previous record for a hypersonic scramjet burn was 12 seconds. From Wordnik.com. [X51A Waverider Breaks Record For Hypersonic Flight, Travels 6 TIMES Speed Of Sound] Reference
The U. S Air Force said the previous record for a hypersonic scramjet burn was 12 seconds. From Wordnik.com. [Experimental ‘Scramjet’ Sets Hypersonic Speed Record | Impact Lab] Reference
On launch day last September, the rocket flew perfectly and the scramjet ignited as planned. From Wordnik.com. [Space Plane] Reference
After decades on the drawing board, it seems scramjet technology is finally about to arrive. From Wordnik.com. [New York to Tokyo in Two Hours » Fanboy.com] Reference
A company is claiming to have solved the fuel mixing problem that is the bane of most scramjet designs. From Wordnik.com. [2006 December « Tai-Chi Policy] Reference
Also develop combo jet/ramjet/scramjet in one engine or vehicle tech to cover the velocity range better. From Wordnik.com. [Would You Bring Back NGLT-or SLI? - NASA Watch] Reference
WN: India is one of many nations trying to develop reusable launch vehicles based on scramjet technology. From Wordnik.com. [India's Rocket Man Powers Up] Reference
The Boeing X-51A Waverider is a scramjet aircraft that is capable of traveling in Mach 6 or around 6,400 km/h. From Wordnik.com. [Boeing X-51A Waverider Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models] Reference
DSTO and the US Air Force next year launch a five-year programme testing scramjet technology at the Woomera range. From Wordnik.com. [Scramjet Reached Speeds of Mach 10 | Impact Lab] Reference
Trata-se de um motor scramjet, que permitirá velocidades hipersónicas na ordem de sete vezes a velocidade do som. From Wordnik.com. [Leituras] Reference
And NASA will be feeling the need for speed today, after a test flight for its scramjet had to be scrubbed yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2004] Reference
The X-1 scramjet engine, which will eventually power the X-51A aircraft, is the most advanced scramjet engine ever built. From Wordnik.com. [New York to Tokyo in Two Hours » Fanboy.com] Reference
There was a puff of fog as it went supersonic ... a change in the wake as the nuclear scramjet came on ... a belated roar. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Heorot]
Its scramjet engine accelerated the vehicle to Mach 6, and it flew autonomously for 200 seconds before losing acceleration. From Wordnik.com. [X51A Waverider Breaks Record For Hypersonic Flight, Travels 6 TIMES Speed Of Sound] Reference
Undeterred, Paull is convinced that with a few million bucks and a few years of work, a scramjet could be made to work commercially. From Wordnik.com. [Space Plane] Reference
The X-43a supersonic test vehicle powered by a scramjet will attempt mach 10 (which according to slashdot is like 2 miles a second). From Wordnik.com. [July 2004] Reference
Arcing through the hazy air above California, this is the incredible sight of a scramjet as it flies at six times the speed of sound. From Wordnik.com. [Experimental ‘Scramjet’ Sets Hypersonic Speed Record | Impact Lab] Reference
The scramjet pops into orbit and does whatever it can. From Wordnik.com. [CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries] Reference
Big surfaces can help you with Isp under 30 km, but no scramjet yet. From Wordnik.com. [SPACE.com]
The pulse engine is a scramjet which pulses at something like 1,000 per second. From Wordnik.com. [IAGblog] Reference
Below you see a picture of the P&W scramjet engine being tested in a wind tunnel. From Wordnik.com. [IAGblog] Reference
Later in 2009, the US Air Force plans to begin test flights of a scramjet called the. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Space] Reference
The scramjet has enough fuel to slow down enough for a safe re-entry at flying speeds. From Wordnik.com. [CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries] Reference
The scramjet engine was tested in 2006, and test flights of the airframe from a B-52 at. From Wordnik.com. [Dandelion Salad] Reference
The X-51A Waverider scramjet test scheduled for yesterday has been delayed for 24 hours by. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
First working scramjet "GLL Holod" in world flies on 28 November 1991 reaching speed mach 5.8. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to How U.S. weapons technology is finding its way to Iran] Reference
It carries the next stage, a nice little scramjet model that carries it's own fuel and oxidizer. From Wordnik.com. [CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries] Reference
In parallel, scramjet concepts will be tested at even greater speeds, up to Mach 14, in UQ's world class hypersonic ground-test facilities. From Wordnik.com. [UQ News Online] Reference
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