ramjet
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Ahead of the meeting, GE Aerospace announced that researchers in its Niskayuna, New York, R&D center developed a preliminary design for a hypersonic ramjet External link engine using an in-house generative AI tool.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
The missile was launched from a B-52 off the West Coast and was powered by a high-technology Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet — a supersonic combustion ramjet used for ultra-high-speed flight.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
HCMs use a supersonic combustion ramjet, or “scramjet,” to accelerate.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2020
Another daunting challenge is the supersonic combustion ramjet, — or “scramjet” — engine that powers hypersonic cruise missiles such as those in the Air Force’s conventional strike weapon contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2018
For the ramjet to work, it needs a frontal scoop hundreds of kilometers across.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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