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Ram-rotor detonation engine: Engineers reveal concept for detonative propulsion

Detonation is a supersonic combustion wave, characterized by a shock wave driven by the energy release from closely coupled ...
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China creates new Ram-Rotor Detonation Engine to boost hypersonic flight

Researchers in China have introduced a new hypersonic engine concept by integrating a ramjet with a rotary detonation engine. A team at Tsinghua University in Beijing created a new design known as the ...
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Primary investigation on ram-rotor detonation engine

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, ...
autoevolution

New Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Flies on Winged Drone for the First Time

The rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) is the new Holy Grail of the aerospace industry. The way such a technology works promises unprecedented speeds for aircraft and spacecraft, prompting ...
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RTX to develop rotating detonation engine for DARPA

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Gambit, an ...
NextBigFuture

China Makes Most Powerful Detonation Engine for Hypersonic Flight

Scientists at the forefront of hypersonic weapons research in China say they have a more powerful revolutionary air-breathing engine. The “revolutionary” air-breathing engine could lift an aircraft ...
Hackaday

A Detonation Engine Prototyped Using Resin Printing

Over the years [Integza] has blown up or melted many types of jet engine, including the humble pulsejet. Earlier improvements revolved around pumping in more fuel, or forced air intakes, but now it’s ...
Gizmodo

NASA’s Detonation Engine Revs Up for 4 Minutes in Breakthrough Test

The Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine combustor during a 251-second hot fire test in fall 2023. Photo: NASA NASA just put its new propulsion system to the test, powering a 3D-printed rotating ...
NextBigFuture

Venus Aerospace Has First High Thrust Rotating Detonation Engine Flight

On May 14, 2025 Venus Aerospace became the first in the world to successfully fly a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) — achieving what no government or private entity had done ...
autoevolution

NASA's Rotating Detonation Engine Screams Like an Alien When Fired for Record Burn

If we are to truly become a solar system-wide civilization, we really need to rethink the means of propulsion that are currently taking us off our own planet. After all, current rocket engines are ...
ExtremeTech

NASA's Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Aces New Test

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