Published on: April 2, 2013. NASA X-43A uses a drop launch method: it is lifted into the air by a larger aircraft and then dropped. The initial energy for propulsion is provided by a booster rocket, which is discarded when the aircraft reaches its target altitude and speed. From that moment, the X-43A is powered by its own jet engine.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: ragtime(Noun) A musical form, predating jazz, characterized by a specific type of syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical beats. ragtime(Noun) A piece of music in this style.
Their music is considered a superior form of the style. The term classic ragtime actually was coined by the publisher John Stark who in the first decade of the 20th century began publishing works by Joplin, Lamb, Scot and others and billed them as classic rags and compared their quality to European art songs.