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Re:Drop the Supersonic Aircraft Ban by snovv_crash on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:14AM (#11894504)
If you vary the inlet and outlet geometry of a ducted fan you can have your fan running at subsonic, while the plane moves supersonic.
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Re:Drop the Supersonic Aircraft Ban by rrmm on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:33AM (#11894676)
You could also heat the airstream after the compressor.
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