Ramjet simulated flight success

From: Interavia | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) and its fellow X-51A team members - US Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA and Boeing - nave successfully demonstrated operation and performance or the X-I scramjet engine in the first simulated flight at Mach 5 of the X-51A.

Mike McKeon, PWR manager of hypersonics and advanced programmes said the performance of X-I in a test environment exceeded predictions.

The X-I demonstrator engine, designated SJX61-1, is a...

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