The Promise of Hypersonic Flight. Mark J. Lewis.
by Lewis, Mark J; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 301Science. Publisher: Physics World, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Aerodynamics -- Hypersonic | Aeronautics -- Research | Airplanes -- Design and construction | Airplanes -- Scramjet engines | Drag (Aerodynamics) | Friction | Hypersonic planes | Mach numberDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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