Feo2: Hypersonic Scramjet ready to Go?
Posted by Feo Amante on Feb 17, 2004 at 13:10
(206.72.67.158)Re: Feo: Hypersonic Scramjet ready to Go? (Mike Kremer)
Mike,
I never said that a scramjet had moving parts.
Re-read my post>"Yeah, but it is getting that scramjet up to Mach 5 - before it even starts to work - that requires the fuel sucking engines of many moving parts."
Whether the engines are on the craft that also has a scramjet, or whether it is lofted up to speed by a towplane, those scramjets need about Mach 5 to start working. You can't just open them at stand still on the tarmac and get them to work.