In today's world, when we hear hybrid we think of Priuses with their ICE/Electric hybrid drives but imagine a Prius that can go Mach 24. Now imagine the Prius doesn't look like a beached whale and is flying and you might glimpse what DARPA is up to with their new scramjet hybrid.
The US agency DARPA has designed a hybrid jet that uses a regular old turbo jet to get their flying machine up to the magic speed of Mach 4 where the scramjet can kick in and accelerate it up to a theoretical maximum of Mach 24 (that's 29,401 km per hour if you're on the ground). Fast enough for ya?
Check out the video and further details over at Engadget.
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