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Pratt Sees Progress In Hypersonic Jet

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Monday, February 16th, 2009

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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne reported progress in work on a scramjet engine. A unit of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], Pratt stated it is a step closer to flight testing the world's first hypersonic hydrocarbon-fueled and - cooled scramjet engine. The X-51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator-WaveRider (SED-WR) successfully demonstrated key flight clearance objectives in recent ground tests simulating Mach 5 flight conditions. The X-51A SED-WR program is a collaborative effort of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense…

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