Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Scramjet Excels in USAF Tests
Credit: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE
The stage is set for 2009 flight tests of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's X-1 scramjet after its performance met or exceeded expectations in wind tunnel trials at NASA Langley Research Center. A previous flight test of a different scramjet engine proved that the technology works, but it lasted only...
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