This article is NOT about "Blackswift". Blackswift is a low hypersonic turbo-ramjet concept utilizing the FALCON program's HTV-3 vehicle.
Turbo ramjet technology has been around since the SR-71's creation. It was deemed that this technology was a quicker and easier way of achieving low hypersonic flight than scramjet technology which is still in it's infancy.
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This article is NOT about "Blackswift". Blackswift is a low hypersonic turbo-ramjet concept utilizing the FALCON program's HTV-3 vehicle. Turbo ramjet technology has been around since the SR-71's creation. It was deemed that this technology was a quicker and easier way of achieving low hypersonic flight than scramjet technology which is still in it's infancy.