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nasa's jet reaches 7,000 mph
yes, this is from my homepage of yahoo. ::)
but this is pretty bad ass if you ask me. isnt this like Mach 10? http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid..._and_Aerospace "An unmanned NASA jet screamed into the record books high over the Pacific Ocean by reaching speeds of almost 7,000 mph, brightening hopes that humans might one day be able to fly across a continent in minutes instead of hours. The 12-foot-long X-43A supersonic combustion ramjet -- or scramjet -- flew on its own power for just 10 seconds after separating from a booster rocket, but it was enough to excite researchers" http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com...4242362226.jpg |
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That is amazing. I am more interested in the practical aplications of this. Like mentioned in your post, faster flights for travelers.
This will never happen without it being cost effective, which I doubt it is. |
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it wouldn't. the person would probably be killed.try to imagine that.
" yes sir, we are ready for take initiation. 3, 2, 1, go.... gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh splat. couple of seconds later something going really fast kits Cuba and Fidel Castro falls down again and breaks some more ----. |
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it's alot more cost effective than carrying liquid oxygen. It will also make space travel easier, even easier than the "White Knight" rocket that literally burns rubber--i'm serious.
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Re:nasa's jet reaches 7,000 mph
Originally Posted by Cray91
That is amazing. I am more interested in the practical aplications of this. Like mentioned in your post, faster flights for travelers.
This will never happen without it being cost effective, which I doubt it is. |
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Originally Posted by prelude9384
I kinda had the same feelings.... it was all just a "lets break the speed record" stunt. |
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The news report I watched said this was the 1st step in getting to the practical applications of this technology.
They said they are hoping to develop jets that would allow you to fly from Los Angeles to NYC in under 30 minutes! :o |
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ironically the scramjet engine is the least complicated and the simpliest Jet engine design ever. Its pretty ingeneous how it works
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Re:nasa's jet reaches 7,000 mph
Originally Posted by xenocron
The news report I watched said this was the 1st step in getting to the practical applications of this technology.
They said they are hoping to develop jets that would allow you to fly from Los Angeles to NYC in under 30 minutes! :o |
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7000 MPH ? thats it. christ, ive pissed faster ;)
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So that's 0-7,000mph in less than 10 seconds. I can do that in a stock HF ;)
It is probably not going to be useful for our generation but maybe in a few years |
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Originally Posted by davcivic
It is probably not going to be useful for our generation but maybe in a few years
100 years ago, 150mph was fast as hell, bacially an unheard of speed. now they are shooting for 7000mph 8) its only a matter of time.... |
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after the flight, the vehicle splashed down in the ocean, never to be recovered.
talk about wasting a few billion dollars. ::) we should go look for it, salvage some parts and sell em on ebay. ;D |
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Originally Posted by sccaeg
exactly.
100 years ago, 150mph was fast as hell, bacially an unheard of speed. now they are shooting for 7000mph 8) its only a matter of time.... Who cares. Its 2004, where's my ----------ing hoverboard. I mean come on, is a hoverboard too much to ask for. :-\ |
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Originally Posted by Paperchaser013
after the flight, the vehicle splashed down in the ocean, never to be recovered.
talk about wasting a few billion dollars. ::) we should go look for it, salvage some parts and sell em on ebay. ;D i hate that about nasa. |
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Originally Posted by sccaeg
exactly.
100 years ago, 150mph was fast as hell, bacially an unheard of speed. now they are shooting for 7000mph 8) its only a matter of time.... Who cares. Its 2004, where's my ----------ing hoverboard. I mean come on, is a hoverboard too much to ask for. :-\ |
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yeah im a little dissapointed at the lack of hoverboards, back to the future 2 got my hopes up a little, i mean when i was 9 years old i got a hovercraft remote control car/boat i just knew that the hoverboard would be coming out really soon :(
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Re:nasa's jet reaches 7,000 mph
Originally Posted by Whitey
Originally Posted by sccaeg
exactly.
100 years ago, 150mph was fast as hell, bacially an unheard of speed. now they are shooting for 7000mph 8) its only a matter of time.... Who cares. Its 2004, where's my ----------ing hoverboard. I mean come on, is a hoverboard too much to ask for. :-\ |
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------- rights, i think all them other busted ass contries should start contributing money to the nasa program like canada does, so we can get that baby up to 8000mph.
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Re:nasa's jet reaches 7,000 mph
Originally Posted by Spenser
------- rights, i think all them other busted ass contries should start contributing money to the nasa program like canada does, so we can get that baby up to 8000mph.
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Seriously.. wow, you made an unmanned 12 foot ship go 7000 MPH! for 10 seconds.. and you let it crash into the see.. whooptie freaking doo ::)
I want my wakeboard and my flying car that runs on garbage, damnit.. |
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