Ramjets predated World War II, with beginnings in 1913, when Rene Lorin of France recognised the possibility of using ram pressure in a propulsive device.
27 July 2002UQ researchers already hold the record for being the first group reported in the open literature to “fly” a scramjet in a UQ ground test facility in 1993.
27 July 2002The University of Queensland will hold a free public lecture next month to discuss the recent recovery of the HyShot debris from the remote South Australian desert.
19 April 2002The University of Queensland has welcomed moves by the Federal Industry, Science and Resources Minister Nick Minchin to clear the way for another HyShot scramjet experiment.
2 November 2001A small group of scientists is quietly bunkering down this week for potentially one the biggest developments in aerospace history.
22 October 2001A British scramjet engine belonging to QinetiQ (formerly the bulk of the MOD's Defence Evaluation & Research Agency) is to be tested during the "HyShot" flight tests in the Australian desert in October.
17 September 2001The University of Queensland's $1.25 million HyShot program is counting down to its Woomera launch in October with final flight reviews and testing of all components.
6 August 2001The $1.25 million University of Queensland Hyshot project has passed its latest test by successfully blowing its nose.
24 May 2001University of Queensland researchers have found a way to make the business of flight more efficient by significantly reducing drag, work which has implications for vehicles from aeroplanes to space craft.
26 March 2001A University of Queensland Arts/Engineering graduate who has undertaken work on a new ground based test facility for spacecraft has received the inaugural national award for the best undergraduate thesis in space engineering.
19 March 2001Olympic swimming champion Susan O'Neill will receive an honorary doctorate at a University of Queensland's Health Sciences Faculty graduation ceremony on Friday, December 1.
30 November 2000The University of Queensland has honoured seven of its academics for outstanding teaching and research supervision, with grants of $10, 000 each.
21 November 2000Leaders in international space technology development will attend the 10th annual Australian Space Research Institute (ASRI) conference at The University of Queensland from December 1 to 3.
16 November 2000The University of Queensland will honour a pioneer of Australian space engineering research at a Brisbane graduation ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday December 8.
8 March 2000The University of Queensland will honour a pioneer of Australian space engineering research at a Brisbane graduation ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday December 8.
7 December 1999University of Queensland researchers have won the highest number and value of the Australian Research Council's Research Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities (RIEF) grants for 2000.
27 October 1999New evidence suggests that the best way to recover from a range of medical complaints and surgical operations from bad backs to heart attacks is to get out of bed as soon as you can.
9 October 1999The University of Queensland will host an immersive virtual reality centre backed by greatly increased supercomputing power and large data storage infrastructure.
16 September 1999The University of Queensland will lead an international project to flight test the supersonic combustion process used in a scramjet for the first time in the world.
7 September 1999University of Queensland researchers have helped develop a state-of-the-art software system to drive biological waste water treatment plants.
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