Current Science Event: Manned Aircraft

“Current Science Event: Across the Atlantic in 30 Minutes” All airplane fanatics have long revered the unparalleled speed of the Lockheed SR-71, the fastest manned aircraft of all time, bolting across the horizon at 2,200 mph. A Canadian engineer, however, has designed a prototype of a 75 personnel aircraft knows as the Skreemr, which can excel 8,000 mph, or four times than the muzzle velocity of the .220 Swift, the fastest bullet in the world. While this theoretical aircraft’s speed seems implausibly preposterous, its design is more rocket than airplane. The nose of the aircraft is needle shaped, with two small ailerons and flaps extending just outside of the neck of the plane, as full body wings are only necessary to stabilize lower velocity …show more content…
Instead of thundering off a runway, this lightweight aircraft is fired from a magnetic railgun launching system, of which would fling the aircraft into the air at Mach 1. Once hurtling through the sky at the speed of sound, its primary liquid oxygen and kerosene thrusters ignite, quadrupling its speed to Mach 4. Finally, its auxiliary scramjet will fire a superheated beam of compressed oxygen and helium to reach Mach 10. Skreemr’s scram jet is able to nearly double its original liquid rocket fuel speed by saturating its liquid fuel with extreme concentrations of oxygen and helium, inducing its thrusters to exert twice as much lift as previously. Scramjet is so unique because it doesn’t not require an oxygen tank to feed it, as previous models of rocket engines did. Instead, it harvests the 8,000 mph winds that press against it through its wind sleeve, providing a pre-compressed, high concentration of oxygen to the scramjet. After the Skreemr jet reaches maximum speed, the jet can cruise over 5,800 miles of the Atlantic Ocean in just under 30 minutes. Landing the aircraft, however, is equally as complicated. While scientists envision the aircraft being slowed and stopped by an electromagnetic runway, the track would have to be hundreds of miles long to even bring the craft out Mach speed. Another potential force that could slow this aircraft is air resistance, but due to its inconsistency, even

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