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The race to field reusable hypersonic aircraft got a whole lot hotter last month, with GE Aerospace announcing a breakthrough in high-speed jet engine design that could potentially allow conventional ...

Editor's Note: Whatwehave here is an up-to-date technical examination of Ford's 428 Cobra Jet engine for drag racing applications. The subject of the article is surrounded by the personality of the ...