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
Scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) and ramjet engines are both types of air-breathing engines, but they operate at different speeds. Ramjets function efficiently at subsonic to low supersonic speeds, using the forward motion of the vehicle to compress incoming air before combustion. In contrast, scramjets are designed for supersonic speeds, allowing combustion to occur while the airflow remains supersonic, which enables them to operate at much higher speeds, typically above Mach 5. This fundamental difference in airflow and combustion speed makes scramjets suitable for hypersonic flight applications.
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
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.
When a scramjet engine operates, it takes oxygen from the air rather than carrying its own supply. This eliminates the need for heavy oxygen tanks, reducing the overall weight and complexity of the system.
R. A. Reed has written: 'Infrared measurements of a scramjet exhaust' -- subject(s): Airplanes, Jet propulsion, Infrared spetroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy
Lots of awesome-sounding words: Electrojet Multijet Pulsejet Pulsojet Scramjet Superjet Turbojet Waterjet Propjet Resojet Twinjet Fanjet Inkjet Projet Ramjet Trijet Objet
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
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).