1SRO in August 2016 successfully test launched Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (Scramjet) Engine. Which of the following statements with regard to Scramjet Engine is/are correct? 1 It can efficiently operate both in subsonic and supersonic combustor modes. 2. India is the first country to demonstrate the flight testing of a Scramjet Engine. Select the correct answer using the code given below,
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
ISRO's 28 August 2016 ATV flight test successfully demonstrated its air-breathing scramjet, reported as capable of efficient operation in both subsonic and supersonic combustor modes, so statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is false: India was not the first, the US had flown the X-43A scramjet in 2004 and the X-51 in 2010. Only 1 is correct, hence A.