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From: stevel@haddock.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Single Stage to Orbit
Message-ID: <366@haddock.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 23:58:59 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 26 23:58:59 1985
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Nf-From: haddock!stevel    Feb 26 12:29:00 1985

> Unless I've missed some new data, SCRAM jets have not yet achieved net
> positive thrust.  

In this weeks Aviation Week & Space Technology page 52 claims 
"Testing has already produced net thrust to drag ratios of better
then one at high Mach numbers."

Later in the article.
"The relativly small engine has been tested at speeds around Mach
4, and researchers plan to begin tests at higher speeds this
year."

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