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HyShot Scramjet Test Declared a Success

Posted by michael on from the once-the-scramjets-go-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "ABC news is reporting that analysis of the flight data from the recent HyShot scramjet test (covered by Slashdot previously) suggests that the test was successful and that the engine achieved combustion in flight after reaching Mach 7.6. The University of Queensland is also reporting the news."

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  1. Who the hell modded this up? by Arcturax · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seriously, read the damn article! It says that it cuts the travel time from London to Sydney from 20 hours to 2! Obviously you are not getting there the moment you take off. The Earth is a huge huge place and even at Mach 7.6, it will take you a while to get somewhere.

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  2. Re:Actual Destinations? by starman97 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The 2nd article points out that the engine is for use with space payloads, you dont have to carry your oxidizer while in the atmosphere, reducing vehicle weight and increasing payload.
    Now, getting to Mach 7.6 to light one of these off may take a railgun, something that rules out living payloads, but good for launching cheap infrastructure into LEO.

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