What makes a ramjet different from a conventional rocket motor?

It runs on liquid hydrogen aloneCorrect answerYour answerIt takes oxygen from the air instead of carrying all its oxidiserCorrect answerYour answerIt can start from zero speed without a boosterCorrect answerYour answerIt works only outside the atmosphereCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: B

A ramjet is air-breathing: it compresses incoming air by its own speed and burns fuel in it.
That is why it needs a booster first — in the February test, a ground booster took it to the required Mach number.

Concept: How a ramjet works
Typical timeTypical: 65 s
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What makes a ramjet different from a conventional rocket motor?

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