US/Aus Hypersonic research to be taken to next stage

Posted on: May. 19th, 2004 || Source: atsnn.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

After the successful flight of the American hypersonic vehicle, the X-43 Hyper-X, Australian scientists prepair to fly the world's fastest air-breathing engine in 2005, in a collaborative two-nation experiment that is expected to provide a major boost to the fledgling scramjet technology.



Australian and U.S. defence interests have signed a $4.6 million contract to conduct a controlled scramjet experiment at Mach 10, or about 11,000km an hour, at Woomera, South Australia, possibly in the second half of next year.

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