ramjet
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Ahead of the meeting, GE Aerospace announced that researchers in its Niskayuna, New York, R&D center developed a preliminary design for a hypersonic ramjet External link engine using an in-house generative AI tool.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
A scramjet is a supersonic combustion ramjet involving combustion that uses the forward speed of the aircraft as part of its propulsion.
From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2020
HCMs use a supersonic combustion ramjet, or “scramjet,” to accelerate.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2020
Another daunting challenge is the supersonic combustion ramjet, — or “scramjet” — engine that powers hypersonic cruise missiles such as those in the Air Force’s conventional strike weapon contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2018
The floaters may propel themselves through the planetary atmosphere with gusts of gas, like a ramjet or a rocket.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
