An experimental jet engine has been successfully tested at speeds of up to 11,000 km per hour, or 10 times the speed of sound, during trials in Australia’s outback, defense scientists said on Friday. The experimental scramjet engine is an air-breathing supersonic combustion engine being developed by Australian and U.S. defense scientists that researchers hope will lead to super-high speed flight. Scientists used a conventional rocket to launch the scramjet high above the Woomera test site. The engine was then tested as it reached speeds of Mach 10.
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