Douglas Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 London to NY before you can finish a beer. A hypersonic unmanned plane has screamed into the record books using an air-breathing engine to fly at almost 10 times the speed of sound. Preliminary data from Nasa's X-43A scramjet-powered prototype show that its engine worked successfully at nearly Mach 9.8, or 7,000mph, as it flew at about 110,000ft. It then glided for 10 minutes before diving into the Pacific. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/18/wjet18.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/11/18/ixportal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 London to NY before you can finish a beer. A hypersonic unmanned plane has screamed into the record books using an air-breathing engine to fly at almost 10 times the speed of sound. Preliminary data from Nasa's X-43A scramjet-powered prototype show that its engine worked successfully at nearly Mach 9.8, or 7,000mph, as it flew at about 110,000ft. It then glided for 10 minutes before diving into the Pacific. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/18/wjet18.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/11/18/ixportal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Yeah, I saw that in the news as well. Mighty speed it got there... I wonder how it would feel like to be aboard a plane going 7000mp/h, so hopefully they build manned version of the X-43A soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Yeah, I saw that in the news as well. Mighty speed it got there... I wonder how it would feel like to be aboard a plane going 7000mp/h, so hopefully they build manned version of the X-43A soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 And then a build a special mop for clearing up the mess O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 And then a build a special mop for clearing up the mess O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 It`ll probably need Bucket seats in that case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 It`ll probably need Bucket seats in that case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickinfinit Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I love it heard about the scram jet for a few years now its almost a reality, once a manned version takes flight. The fact that it uses atmospheric hydrogen to fuel its faster speeds is awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickinfinit Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I love it heard about the scram jet for a few years now its almost a reality, once a manned version takes flight. The fact that it uses atmospheric hydrogen to fuel its faster speeds is awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 The fact that it uses atmospheric hydrogen to fuel its faster speeds is awsome. I think you mean "oxygen", right? Scramjets carry all their fuel on board, but use O2 from the atmosphere for combustion, and the shock waves due to their speed to compress the air, rather than a compressor like a jet engine uses. Mokele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 The fact that it uses atmospheric hydrogen to fuel its faster speeds is awsome. I think you mean "oxygen", right? Scramjets carry all their fuel on board, but use O2 from the atmosphere for combustion, and the shock waves due to their speed to compress the air, rather than a compressor like a jet engine uses. Mokele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 doubt it could go from ny to london before you could finish a beer. I mean my mates can down a pint (Imperial pint , not the tiny US pint) in 3 seconds. Even at 7000mph , it would fly only 63 files in 3 seconds. which doesnt take it outside UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 doubt it could go from ny to london before you could finish a beer. I mean my mates can down a pint (Imperial pint , not the tiny US pint) in 3 seconds. Even at 7000mph , it would fly only 63 files in 3 seconds. which doesnt take it outside UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n3rf Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I wanted to add this as a side that creativity is going on: http://www.geocities.com/bmdouk/ and his book is out. The inovator also gave a talk at the EAA dig in July AirVenture. I have the lecture on disk as well as his book available. n3rf@earthlink.net and or 011 - - 202-352-5252 73 from Johan-in-Washington N3RF Chm Svanholm Research Laboratories, POBox 81 Washington DC 20044 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n3rf Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I wanted to add this as a side that creativity is going on: http://www.geocities.com/bmdouk/ and his book is out. The inovator also gave a talk at the EAA dig in July AirVenture. I have the lecture on disk as well as his book available. n3rf@earthlink.net and or 011 - - 202-352-5252 73 from Johan-in-Washington N3RF Chm Svanholm Research Laboratories, POBox 81 Washington DC 20044 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 doubt it could go from ny to london before you could finish a beer. I mean my mates can down a pint (Imperial pint ' date=' not the tiny US pint) in 3 seconds. Even at 7000mph , it would fly only 63 files in 3 seconds. which doesnt take it outside UK[/quote'] 3 seconds ?? That's pretty impressive, that's 600 beers for the ½ hour flight to London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 doubt it could go from ny to london before you could finish a beer. I mean my mates can down a pint (Imperial pint ' date=' not the tiny US pint) in 3 seconds. Even at 7000mph , it would fly only 63 files in 3 seconds. which doesnt take it outside UK[/quote'] 3 seconds ?? That's pretty impressive, that's 600 beers for the ½ hour flight to London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I could down in probably 5 or 6. but it burns my throat so much. and I would never wanna down a pint of Guiness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I could down in probably 5 or 6. but it burns my throat so much. and I would never wanna down a pint of Guiness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Argh, lager drinking Brittish folk. I remember this thread being about something else than downing a pint, but I'm probably wrong. :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed84c Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be fair a plane which dives into the sea is not really much use, British Dont drink larger. I have told you this before. We drink BEER! only chavs drink larger...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be fair a plane which dives into the sea is not really much use' date=' British Dont drink larger. I have told you this before. We drink BEER! only chavs drink larger......[/quote'] Depends who's on the plane... Some non-chavs drink larger, just not cheap larger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 "British Dont drink larger. I have told you this before." Yet I still won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasori Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 They mention a 1/2 hour flight from NY to London. That's all fine and dandy, but wouldn't you need to start the flight in Hawaii, accelerate until about LA, and then decelerate from NY on in order to actually keep the passengers in the realm of the living (slight exaggeration given, of course)? BTW- is it truly possible to drink "larger?" I was under the impression that "more" would be the correct term. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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