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USAF Scramjet Hits Mach 6, Sets Record
s122604 writes "The [X-51A Waverider]'s scramjet engine accelerated the vehicle to Mach 6, and it flew autonomously for 200 seconds before losing acceleration. At that point the test was terminated. The Air Force said the previous record for a hypersonic scramjet burn was 12 seconds. Joe Vogel, Boeing's director of hypersonics, said, 'This is a new world record and sets the foundation for several hypersonic applications, including access to space, reconnaissance, strike, global reach and commercial transportation.'"
...how quickly my home declined in value in 2008 and 2009!
Veritas patesco per quaestio questio. Truth is revealed through questions.
According to my sources scramjet technology has gone well past Mach 6. The govt. doesn't want you to know this.
Fine. Except for jet engines, the Internet, cryptography, GPS, and nuclear reactors what has the military done for us?
Little plastic Army Men
Living With a Nerd
If by "...doesn't want you to know this...." you mean "...highly publicized mach 10 test of the X-43 a few years ago..." then yes, you are correct. Otherwise, well, BS.
Like incandescent light bulbs?
Go green: turn off your refrigerator.
An unladen African Swallow?
Veritas patesco per quaestio questio. Truth is revealed through questions.
...and Mac 7 gave us the integrated Multifinder.
Because in space no one hears you zoom pass them in your badass scramjet missile?
They chose waverider since the US army sided with the autobot scum back in the 80s.
If she's like my mother in-law she'll look at you with a blank expression and say "What's Mach mean?"
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Brought peace!
You fly a desk and complain about the goodies? Your company must have some Awesome goodies.
Just out of curiosity, what's the air-speed velocity of your unladen desk?
Also, describe some of those goodies to me.
I'd rather you rationally disagree than irrationally agree.
Even at Mach 3, you want a layer of foam to avoid burning.
Let's not stir that bag of worms...
Well, for one, neither German, Japanese, nor Russian is my native language...
MCSE? No, sir...I don't do Windows. Yes, I am an idealist. What's your point?
Crap. And I just bought the aftermarket exhaust cans for my personal scramjet, since they were advertised to have a way cooler than stock exhaust sound. At least you'll still be able to see the underbody lights I added as I zoom past...
MCSE? No, sir...I don't do Windows. Yes, I am an idealist. What's your point?
you mean in the autumn?
or in the spectacular screaming descent towards land?
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
and those guys who forcibly sent that kid back to Cuba.
Janet Reno?
Knowledge = Power
P= W/t
t=Money
Money = Work/Knowledge so the less you know the more you make
The ones that work look nothing like these, we won't hear about them for 20 years, nor will the enemy get their hands on them.
These are the tests we hear about. We WANT the enemy to find them, reverse engineer them, and copy them. Looking at these test vehicles will set them back YEARS!
The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
Just out of curiosity, what's the air-speed velocity of your unladen desk?
And, GP, do you have the European or African market version?
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
How much do you think is left after it hits the sea at Mach 6?
But they're SOOOO YUMMY.
Oh, I thought you said Cinnabons.
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