Detonation is a supersonic combustion wave, characterized by a shock wave driven by the energy release from closely coupled chemical reactions. It is a typical form of pressure gain combustion, ...

RDE is a propulsion system that promises higher power, greater fuel efficiency, and lower emissions than conventional rocket ...

Venus Aerospace conducted its first powered flight last month, reaching Mach 0.9 with a drone. The 8-foot-long vehicle was dropped from an Aero L-29 Delfín aircraft at 12,000 feet and flew under the ...

Tsinghua researchers combine ramjet-based rotor compressor with a detonation engine which they say advances propulsion technology Chinese scientists proposing a new concept for a hypersonic engine ...

Picture a jet engine full of life and noise—but no buzzing fans, no turning blades. It might seem like a tale from a future world, but it’s fast turning into truth. Big thanks to a burst of new ideas ...

GE’s TBCC work builds on experience gained on earlier hypersonic designs such as the GE57. Credit: GE Rotating detonation technology is a growing element of GE Aerospace’s accelerating push to play a ...

The "world's most powerful rotating detonation engine" is finally here. As claimed by Chinese engineers who "allegedly" created it, the hypersonic engine can reach Mach 16. The new technology designed ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace has completed the first-ever test flight of a rotating ...

A US-based propulsion company, Venus Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed a short flight test of its rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The company's chief ...