{"id":85636,"date":"2020-09-08T19:18:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=17324"},"modified":"2020-09-08T19:18:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:48:14","slug":"drdo-successfully-tests-hypersonic-technology-demonstrator-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drdo-successfully-tests-hypersonic-technology-demonstrator-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"DRDO successfully tests Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Prime Minister has congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) for the successful flight of Hypersonic Test Demonstration Vehicle(HSTDV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/oEv8F691Ow6j4QG81DolcHhAFQmizn7oWbmwau5aOMzGSJn3VVINqWAUUZ8H-HA560XZuLKUwxRBVIyE68CNLrkHV_EEFLDQejbc1VXMzJvaIkSkXHEBnyUJk1mxJ7S5AHLXfCcm\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>HSTDV: <\/strong>It is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic speed flight.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Working: <\/strong>The HSTDV cruise vehicle is mounted on a solid rocket motor, which will take it to a required altitude and once it attains certain mach numbers for speed, the cruise vehicle will be ejected out of the launch vehicle. Subsequently, the scramjet engine will be ignited automatically.<\/li><li><strong>Purpose:&nbsp;<\/strong><ul><li>It can be used as a carrier vehicle for hypersonic and long-range cruise missiles.<\/li><li>It has multiple civilian applications including missiles of the future for air defence, surveillance besides in the development of energy-efficient, low cost and reusable satellite-launch vehicles.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Developed by: <\/strong>It has been developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).<\/li><li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>India has become the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to develop and successfully test hypersonic technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ramjet:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/4x-bakzguBtW6oB5OkIm-dFV7FugbCtgACHehu424c6Og3ADP2nKeTuoWc-TTjqP4yiUDt1lgGdRLYfjfKErSlTAK3aGp3Y-oiES0lEcEZglu_Ah1ok7XArDf3aJk8S7F3SQ8TP7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ramjet: <\/strong>It is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle\u2019s forward motion to compress incoming air for combustion without a rotating compressor.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Working: <\/strong>Fuel is injected in the combustion chamber where it mixes with the hot compressed air and ignites.A ramjet-powered vehicle requires an assisted take-off like a rocket assist to accelerate it to a speed where it begins to produce thrust.<\/li><li><strong>Drawback: <\/strong>Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds around Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) and can operate up to speeds of Mach 6.However, the ramjet efficiency starts to drop when the vehicle reaches hypersonic speeds.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scramjet:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/KXjS6mdE7A6rtyOH2Z4ml3IEm1FPDNGJG4CiSb4gQbJy2rwgGNxm2cktJ7ncIuG86Lza2lBCwMzh5hQ1qOJJWcdMYNDLCOrIBz34zSg5OeqZpPsWnaJ7CznfvTZU6AV5niQIgAPI\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Scramjet: <\/strong>It is an improvement over the ramjet engine as it efficiently operates at hypersonic speeds and allows supersonic combustion.Thus it is known as Supersonic Combustion Ramjet or Scramjet.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Prime Minister has congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) for the successful flight of Hypersonic Test Demonstration Vehicle(HSTDV). 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