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Old 29th Nov 2011, 17:13
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Actually, both ramjets and scramjets still require the "compressor" function, as they are both still heat engines using external oxygen for combustion. It's just that the "compressor" is external to the engine, using a ram effect from high speed airflow, instead of rotating blades.
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