ext_52993 ([identity profile] trythil.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] absolutedestiny 2005-04-17 08:44 pm (UTC)

The problem with using ramjet propulsion on commercial airliners is that the engine requires air to be moving through it at supersonic velocity before you start the thing up, and I don't think anyone has found a good way to solve that problem on something as gargantuan as a 747 or Airbus A3-anything.

I'm not an aerospace engineer, though, so don't take that as fact.

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