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Record 1 2000-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

The most promising hypersonic technologies are hybrid engines known as airturboramjets. At low speeds, the engine would use turbines to compress the air before it mixes it with fuel. At higher speeds, the tremendous force of the incoming supersonic airstream itself would become the compressor.

OBS

For instance, the scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet).

Key term(s)
  • hypersonic aircraft engine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Moteur aérobie qui permet de limiter le poids de combustible embarqué, car il utilise l'oxygène de l'air, alors que les moteurs fusées actuels doivent emporter leur carburant.

PHR

Moteur hypersonique à cycles combinés statoréacteurs-superstato-réacteurs.

Spanish

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