Canis Majoris
04/28/2016, 21:26:07
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Some of the plans I've seen actually involve three different engine types in one aircraft for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic speeds since we can't yet make a single engine that can cover all three speeds (though look up the Sabre engine for an interesting development). Regardless of the configuration, a bomber will need to be able to go from 0 to mach 5+ on its own so on a return flight it would be able to utilize its non-hypersonic flight mechanisms to make it back.
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