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Do nuclear scramjets count as air breathing? They don't use atmospheric oxygen for combustion, iirc, which is what I think of when I hear air breathing.
by dtparr 7y ago
Do nuclear scramjets count as air breathing? They don't use atmospheric oxygen for combustion, iirc, which is what I think of when I hear air breathing.
- DuskStar 7y agoThey're air breathing in the same sense that electric planes are, I suppose? They use air for propulsion, but not for chemical reactions.
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