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Not sure how you would survive going 13,000 mph or how you would have any time to react if things went off course, but apparently a new type of oblique wave detonation engine allows for it.
When you start seeing the technology being developed by the private sector, have to wonder what the US military already has in it's arsenal that it hasn't unveiled yet.
newatlas.com
EDIT:
Apparently the US Military had technology that was faster than that 11 years ago...have a documented Mach 20 test by DARPA
www.space.com
When you start seeing the technology being developed by the private sector, have to wonder what the US military already has in it's arsenal that it hasn't unveiled yet.
World first: Oblique wave detonation engine may unlock Mach 17 aircraft
UCF researchers say they've trapped a sustained explosive detonation, fixed in place, for the first time, channeling its enormous power into thrust in a new oblique wave detonation engine that could propel an aircraft up to 17 times the speed of sound, potentially beating the scramjet as a…
newatlas.com
EDIT:
Apparently the US Military had technology that was faster than that 11 years ago...have a documented Mach 20 test by DARPA
Superfast Military Aircraft Hit Mach 20 Before Ocean Crash, DARPA Says
DARPA's hypersonic glider sustained controlled flight at Mach 20 for three minutes.
www.space.com
