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NASA Tests Hypersonic Blackswift

Posted by timothy on from the for-a-romantic-honeymoon-cruise dept.

dijkstra writes "Blackswift was previously rumored to be a super secret hypersonic scramjet-based aircraft co-named HTV-3X, essentially a 21st century version of the SR-71. Today NASA has unveiled the real Blackswift (video link), which uses pulse detonation engines (PDEs). A PDE is essentially a modern version of the old V-1 buzz bomb engine. This engine requires significantly fewer moving parts and achieves much higher efficiency than a turbofan, and is technically able to go hypersonic without any kind of 'dual-stage' engine."

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  1. Re:I feel dirty by sunspot42 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If you think the Faux News clowns are stupid, check out their audience. They're two tacos and an enchilada short of a combination platter.

    The Faux News goons sure have smarm down to an art, though. They remind me exactly of the newsthugs the government installed at ISN following President Clark's little coup on Babylon 5. Life imitates art.

  2. Re:Awful by kaizokuace · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    the dumb jocks in high school figured it out! They got a news station (Fox News) and are using it to dumb down america. If they make everyone as dumb as them then they will not be dumb! What a dumb idea! Brilliant!

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    Balderdash!