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Turbine-based combined cycle

Also called TBCC

A propulsion system that pairs a turbine engine for takeoff and low speeds with a ramjet or scramjet for high speeds. It could enable reusable, runway-launched hypersonic aircraft, but handing off between the two engines remains a major engineering challenge.

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