Scramspace scramjet arrives in Norway for test flight
http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace/28969/

A revolutionary jet engine capable of operating at eight times the speed of sound has arrived in Norway. Designed and built in Brisbane, Australia by the University of Queensland (UQ), the Scramspace is a hypersonic scramjet that will be fired by rocket in the Arctic Circle, where it will very briefly fly fast enough to travel from London to Australia in two hours. It’s part of a project to develop hypersonic technology that may one day be used to put payloads into orbit at a much lower cost than is possible today.

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CrazyNeutrino said:

Scramspace scramjet arrives in Norway for test flight
http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace/28969/

A revolutionary jet engine capable of operating at eight times the speed of sound has arrived in Norway. Designed and built in Brisbane, Australia by the University of Queensland (UQ), the Scramspace is a hypersonic scramjet that will be fired by rocket in the Arctic Circle, where it will very briefly fly fast enough to travel from London to Australia in two hours. It’s part of a project to develop hypersonic technology that may one day be used to put payloads into orbit at a much lower cost than is possible today.

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yay

“Yay” indeed. Australia needs supersonic aircraft.

But the “London to Australia in two hours” still seems as far away as ever.

‘UQ News”:http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=26702

Australia’s SCRAMSPACE hypersonic scramjet could launch as early as Monday, with ideal weather conditions predicted.