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How Hypersonic Planes Will Work

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Discusses scramjet engines and the X-43A.


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Title: HowStuffWorks "How Hypersonic Planes Work"
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Higher, farther, faster: NASA's X-43A plane is destined to set new speed records. What sets the X-43A apart from other rocket-powered aircraft is that it is powered by a scramjet engine. Learn all about it.
Category: Design - Engine - Flight - Combustion - Mach - Nasa - Aircraft - Plane - Vehicle - Gases - Rocket - Speeds - Accelerates - Air - Space Shuttle - Scramjet Engine - Booster Rocket - Air-breathing Engine


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