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Atlanta-based hypersonic flight start-up Hermeus has released images showing its Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype on its landing ...
GE Aerospace lifted the curtain on its comprehensive hypersonics program at its Research Center in Niskayuna, demonstrating what is believed to be a world-first hypersonic dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) rig ...
GE Aerospace is testing next-generation hypersonic engine technology at its Greater Cincinnati global headquarters, with results exceeding the company's expectations ...
China has tested a powerful engine that can carry weapons at remarkable speeds through both air and water. The novel engine achieved 90% efficiency in laboratory tests, which were conducted in ...
A jet engine is any engine that can propel an aircraft of some kind via rearward expulsion of a jet of fluid, typically a hot exhaust gas that the engine generates by drawing in fuel from the ...
The main problem holding back reusable hypersonic planes is that traditional ramjet engines become very inefficient over mach 2 while hypersonic engines do not work well below mach 4. There is the ...
Venus Aerospace has marked a significant milestone in propulsion technology with the successful test of their Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). This groundbreaking trial, conducted on May 14, ...
A future hypersonic vehicle could be powered by GE's proposed turbine-based combined cycle propulsion system, featuring a high-Mach turbofan, a rotating detonation combustor and a dual-mode ramjet.
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Venus Aerospace unveiled the Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine, also known as "VDR2", at Up.Summit, marking a major breakthrough in high ...
The race to field reusable hypersonic aircraft got a whole lot hotter last month, with GE Aerospace announcing a breakthrough in high-speed jet engine design that could potentially allow conventional ...