DARPA Funds Breakthrough Rotating Detonating Engines
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6G9F6)
Rotating detonation engine could be up to 25% more efficient than traditional jet engines. This could make airplanes and missile faster or with longer range. Smaller weapons could reach the same speeds and ranges as today's missiles. Rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) use detonation as the primary means of energy conversion, producing more useful available ...