Wings Forum Forum for homebuilt experimental & light sport aircraft pilots, owners, & builders.   World's First Hypersonic Hydrocarbon-Fueled Scramjet Closer Click here to go to the original topic          Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message RSS News Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 14424 Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: World's First Hypersonic Hydrocarbon-Fueled Scramjet Closer   Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Says Recent Ground Tests Simulated Mach 5 Conditions Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne says it is a step closer to flight testing the world's first hypersonic hydrocarbon-fueled and -cooled scramjet engine. The X-51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator-WaveRider (SED-WR) successfully demonstrated key flight clearance objectives in recent ground tests simulating Mach 5 flight conditions. Read more... Back to top            Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB Search Engine Indexer Powered by phpBB 2.0.22 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group