nurkvinny Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/19/military-aircraft-travels-at-20-times-speed-sound-before-crashing-in-ocean/?test=faces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 must have had an ls1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 V-TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 UFO my ass!! Just imagine the shit we don't know. This particular vehicle is already somewhat "declassified". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 My question is, does it reach 13,000 mph as a maximum speed or is this its cruising speed once it's leveled off? It could easily reach 13k MPH when it reaches low Earth orbit, but to maintain that speed after reentry would be amazing. Also, the 3rd iteration of the test vehicle has inlets for jet engines. It would have to be a pretty advanced engine to operate while traveling that speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limitedslip7 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 My question is, does it reach 13,000 mph as a maximum speed or is this its cruising speed once it's leveled off? It could easily reach 13k MPH when it reaches low Earth orbit, but to maintain that speed after reentry would be amazing. Also, the 3rd iteration of the test vehicle has inlets for jet engines. It would have to be a pretty advanced engine to operate while traveling that speed. It's a scramjet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 It's a scramjet... Yeah, that seemed fairly obvious to me. Scramjets have been talked about for a long time, but haven't gone very far. But from the slide they showed of the HTV-3X (apparently a cancelled version that was to be the next iteration) says it's a turbo Ramjet, which wouldn't be a scramjet and is surprising to me. Hypersonic flight, rocket booster propels it to supersonic speeds before the engines fire, this thing has all the makings of a scramjet. I would love to see one finally work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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