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Lewis, Mark J.,

The Promise of Hypersonic Flight. Mark J. Lewis. - Physics World, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 301, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Promise of Hypersonic Flight, Dec. 2003; pp. 23-27.

"Orville Wright's history-making flight carried him a little over 36 metres in the 12 seconds that he spent in the air above the sands of Kitty Hawk. As we mark the centenary of that flight--which coincides with the demise of the world's only supersonic passenger jet, Concorde--numerous efforts around the world are under way to develop aircraft that could travel a thousand times faster than the Wright Flyer."(PHYSICS WORLD) This article discusses the development of hypersonic aircraft, planes that can fly more than five times the speed of sound.

1522-3264;


Aerodynamics--Hypersonic
Aeronautics--Research
Airplanes--Design and construction
Airplanes--Scramjet engines
Drag (Aerodynamics)
Friction
Hypersonic planes
Mach number

AC1.S5

050

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