The SCRAMjet was a type of engine that could "suck" the Hydrogen & Oxygen from the air to make a fuel source. This mean it could last forever.
1959
Sophie bc
Sophie bc
There are no operational scramjets in existence as yet. Scramjet engines have been tested but the problems associated with producing an operational scramjet have proven to be beyond technological capabilities to date. See the Wikipedia link below for additional information.
Look it up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramjet Good place to start
1959
Mach 10+
Sophie bc
Sophie bc
Dr. Frederick S. Billig and Dr. Gordon L. Dugger
No. The X-43A is a test bed for scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) engine.
R. A. Reed has written: 'Infrared measurements of a scramjet exhaust' -- subject(s): Airplanes, Jet propulsion, Infrared spetroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy
James C McDaniel has written: 'Flowfield measurements in a model scramjet combustor using laser-induced iodine fluorescence' -- subject(s): Jets, Fluid dynamics, Fluorescence
G Fabris has written: 'Multiple-scale turbulence modeling of boundary layer flows for scramjet applications' -- subject(s): Turbulence, Shear flow, Unsteady flow (Aerodynamics), Compressibility
Lots of awesome-sounding words: Electrojet Multijet Pulsejet Pulsojet Scramjet Superjet Turbojet Waterjet Propjet Resojet Twinjet Fanjet Inkjet Projet Ramjet Trijet Objet
2200 miles per hourAnswer:According to the Guinness World Records, NASA's X-43A scramjet set a new world speed record for a manned jet-powered aircraft of Mach 9.6 (7,000 mph).