NASA feels the need for speed - 7000 MPH

[yoda313]

Hello,

Yep scramjets are the way to go to beat morning work traffic!

http://www.yahoo.com/_ylh=X3oDMTB2MXQ5MTU3BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEdGVzdAMwBHRtcGwDaW5kZXgtaWU-/s/18908

SWEET!

Kevin

[Goober57]

I hope NASA is successful with this jet. They have worked very hard.

I remember their first attempt to achieve hyper-bionic speed...........

:P

http://waterrocket.uh-lab.de/images/dt1-46rocketready.jpg

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[hech54]

That reminds me of the engine they made YEARS ago called the "Turbine Prop"....not to be confused with the Turbo Prop.
The damn thing was SO fast (RPM's) that each blade tip of the prop went supersonic....I believe on each revolution too. It was so freaking loud that anyone who got near it either threw up or passed out. They explained the puking phenomenon not on the actual volume in decibels but the volume of air bombarding the body repeatedly....but the decibels just added to it's enjoyment...

[CoasterCreator]

nice,,here is my plane I bought from Cappy




but you can make your own if you like

[Ironballs]

This piece of kit is awesome NASA have been working on this technology for around 40 years and just when it's starting to deliver, guess what, the X43A next test flight will be it's last. (NASA are diverting funds to the CEV, an Apollo type resusable capsule)

NASA, for FECKS SAKE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of the people at NASA seriously need their bumps fealing for making this sort of descion (OK Prez Bush has had a say on this) but for a few poxy million dollars for a REAL spaceplane and 7000mph+, it really is a no brainer. Ditch the 60s technology, it'll cost billions anyway and go for a quantum leap in space travel.

just my rant

Cheers people

[Capmaster]

That's an F-15 Eagle

One of the few fighters or interceptors whose thrust exceeds its weight, and it can fly straight up 8)

If I owned one, I'd never sell it. I can give you a great deal on an F-18 or a couple of F-16s that Tommyknocker conveniently sent to reclamation for his OT buddies to bid on

[yoda313]

Hello,

I can give you a great deal on an F-18 or a couple of F-16s that Tommyknocker conveniently sent to reclamation for his OT buddies to bid on

REALLY??? I missed that PM.....

I'd like to get my hands on a harrier so I could fly to work in 2.3 seconds (land on the roof ).

Kevin

[Capmaster]

Hello,

I can give you a great deal on an F-18 or a couple of F-16s that Tommyknocker conveniently sent to reclamation for his OT buddies to bid on

REALLY??? I missed that PM.....

I'd like to get my hands on a harrier so I could fly to work in 2.3 seconds (land on the roof ).

Kevin

Yep. That'd work. But since I work on an Air Force Base, they might get a tad cranky seeing a fighter jet approaching on radar ...when it's not theirs

[Doramius]

The new Apollo like capsule is so we can go to the moon again. It's all new technology they are using. A test program for the hypersonic speeds will give off better results in space than on earth. The G-Force is pretty strong at those speeds. You could practically kill someone by pulling up hard for only a brief moment. And the sonic boom would be extremely loud.

[thayne]

I heard scram jets can do 15,000 MPH

[pacmania_2001]

My university is developing one in conjunction with the US/Australian military and NASA to put satellites into space.

I've heard they've had some problems getting it to carry the required payload though.

[Doramius]

Gyroscopes are extremely sensitive at those speeds. Take the front wheel off a bicycle and spin it with your hands holding the bolts. Tilt your hands to feel the movement of the gyrations. That wheel would be spinning at extremely high speeds to keep the ship on course. A light change at that speed can be the difference from hitting your target area or missing by 100 miles in a matter of a blinking moment.

[yoda313]

Hello,

http://www.detnews.com/2004/technology/0411/17/A07-7212.htm

THEY DID IT!

Sweet! They hit mach 10 for about 10 seconds

Kevin

[Doramius]

No rotating parts in the compression......might be able to use the technology to increase fuel efficiency and speed of current Jet planes.