China Developing Giant Magnetic Launcher for Hypersonic Space Planes
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6KDXP)
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's (CASIC) plans to build a giant magnetic launcher to propel airplanes up to speeds where they can start hypersonic scramjet engines. CASIC has built a 2000 meter long low-vacuum track high-speed maglev test facility in the industrial heartland of Datong, Shanxi province. This is able to accelerate heavy object ...