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The Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar ‘Scramjet’ Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

The secretive SR-72 “Darkstar” is Lockheed Martin’s ambitious project to build a Mach 6+ hypersonic ISR and strike aircraft. ...
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The Mach 9.6 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary – NASA’s X-43A wasn’t a paper study—it was a 12-foot, hydrogen-fueled experimental jet that proved an air-breathing engine could fly at nearly ten times the speed of sound. -It ...