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ramjet

[ram-jet] / ˈræmˌdʒɛt /




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You can’t launch a plane using a ramjet.

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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