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I am only gonna say:
(1) maiden flight by CASIC in June 2011
(2) maiden flight by AVIC in 2012(adopting a different technological path)
(3) there are 2 other teams working on scramjets
(4) lot of water flew under the bridge since 2011
(5) a scaled-down prototype of hypersonic spaceplane(scramjet engine is core to the combined cycle engine under development for the plane) by CASTC to test-flight in 3-5 years
PS Chinese media merely repeat what the foreign press report. They are not in the habit of adding anything not in the original article.
PSS if you need any OFFICIAL confirmation, the following is an excerpt from:
Report on Advances in Aeronautical Science and Technology 2012-2013
Read the underlined
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We know that, we are just curious why your state channel stated that we were the 3rd country to do that
Can this technology be converted to take down satellites and make ICBMs?
DRDO's HSTDV is designed to be a cruise missile with 1500 km range in 600 s. Mach 8.
The main problem with ramjet/scramjet compared to rockets is they are air breathing....and a scramjet area of operation is high altitude but cannot be too high altitude (where air becomes too thin like in space). There is a sweet zone where you will have to gain all of the acceleration/net thrust from....and the technology has to progress much further before we can think of how to make combined hybrid systems that have requirements outside of the sweet zone.
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Plus (if I understand it correctly), it needs a specific minimum velocity to start a scramjet engine which won't be easy for civilian aircrafts to achieve unless they are pushed through the speed envelope by a rocket.
That handicap, I think, will limit scramjet to mainly military + civilian space applications. A scramjet powered commercial airliner, as was mentioned in one of the posts earlier, is still a long long way away - if not, completely unviable.
ISRO's success is quite modest in lifting capability.. not sure when we will get a GSLV thats as dependable as PSLV.... sometimes I think they are doing all these gimmicky stuff(20 sats launch) just to avoid being asked why they are taking so long.
lol, you still hurt from other thread... anyway got to block you.... wont talk to people who lack tehzeeb( roughly translates to culture).... bye byeWow what an insightful commentary from mr. refugee. Probably doesn't even know the difference between staged and gas generator cycles yet gives his input on what he thinks is gimmicky.
Sod off and focus on making yourself more presentable and noticeable in real life.
lol, you still hurt from other thread... anyway got to block you.... wont talk to people who lack tehzeeb( roughly translates to culture).... bye bye
Good. I won't ignore you but I will expose you each and every place you post to everyone thats reading your vicious petty agenda ridden posts.
Have a terrible day....preferably life.
Jesus, @N, remind me to not get on your bad side?