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Brits To Crash Test a Scramjet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-give-us-videos-of-that dept.

hywel_ap_ieuan writes "The BBC is reporting that a the "Hyshot consortium" will be testing a scramjet called Hyshot III in Australia on Friday. The fun part: "If everything goes to plan, the experiment will begin at a height of 35 km. As the engine continues its downward path the fuel in the scramjet is expected to automatically ignite. The scientists will then have just six seconds to monitor its performance before the £1m engine eventually crashes into the ground.""

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  1. what a waste by phatmonkey · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Surely there are better things to spend this money on?

  2. Re:Pilot's motto: by zippthorne · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And this is the problem with the metric system. It's all high and mighty as superior, but it's got all these damn legacy units to be compatable with whatever came before. I swear if I read another journal in which the phrase "kilograms of force" is used, i'll stop reading and chuckle to myself smugly and then continue reading maybe.

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