DRDO Achieves Major Milestone in Scramjet Engine Development with 1,000-Second Ground Test
DRDO has achieved a significant milestone in Scramjet Engine Development by conducting Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor ground testing for over 1,000 seconds.
DRDO achieves significant milestone in Hypersonic Technology by conducting successful ground testing of scramjet engine for over thousand second. The Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has achieved a significant milestone in Scramjet Engine Development by conducting Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor ground testing for over 1,000 seconds.
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The Defence Research and Development Laboratory which is a Hyderabad-based laboratory of DRDO, yesterday conducted the ground testing at the newly built state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Test Facility. The ground test is in continuation of the earlier test reported for 120 seconds in January. With the successful test, the system will be soon ready for full scale flight worthy combustor testing.
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Air breathing propulsion systems with supersonic combustion, plays a critical role for long-duration cruise conditions. This test validates the design of long duration scramjet combustor as well as test facility.
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