The test Smart says the A$1.5 million test (US$1 million) will fly the 110 kilogram scramjet for 5 seconds, 325 kilometres high into space in a parabolic arch with a 400 kilometre range.

Seoul’s Hycore hypersonic cruise missile is being eyed for launch from warships, submarines, and aircraft, as well as from ...

The fastest ever scramjet test is preparing for launch in Australia. If successful, the prototype will also be the cheapest working scramjet, about 150 times less expensive than NASA’s Hyper-X ...

Test of scramjet-powered X-51A engine [VIDEO] The US Air Force's experimental X-51A Waverider scramjet has set a new record for hypersonic travel.

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The test flight of a revolutionary scramjet rocket engine has failed, but scientists are upbeat over their efforts to achieve the world's fastest combustion flight.

Queensland researchers have finally tasted success in their attempt to launch the world's first flight test of a supersonic air-breathing scramjet engine. The Terrier Orion Mk70 rocket carrying ...

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The scramjet theory was put to the test at 3:42 p.m. Saturday, when a modified B-52 took off from Edwards Air Force Base and carried the X-43A and its booster rocket to an altitude of 40,000 feet.

The five companies are hoping that's the case in tomorrow's test flight of the X-51 Waverider, an unmanned hypersonic scramjet that will tear through the sky at 4,000 miles per hour.

The scramjet theory was put to the test at 3:42 p.m. Saturday, when a modified B-52 took off from Edwards Air Force Base and carried the X-43A and its booster rocket to an altitude of 40,000 feet.