noun
- supersonic combustion ramjet engines that operate at hypersonic speeds by compressing incoming air without rotating machinery
Usage: aerospace engineering; technical
Examples
- Scramjets are being developed for hypersonic aircraft that could travel at speeds exceeding Mach 5.
- The experimental vehicle used scramjets to achieve unprecedented velocities in the upper atmosphere.
- Engineers are working to solve the combustion challenges associated with scramjets.
- Scramjets could revolutionize space access by powering single-stage-to-orbit vehicles.
- The military is interested in scramjets for developing hypersonic weapons systems.
- Unlike traditional jet engines, scramjets have no moving parts and rely on the vehicle’s speed for compression.