Historic Aviation Engine Advance to Unlock Hypersonic Mach 10 Planes
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6YZNG)
Rotating Detonation Engines (RDE) have been flown by Venus Aerospace. They use continuous detonation waves for propulsion and provide 15% efficiency gains (in specific impulse or fuel consumption) over traditional deflagrative engines. They could potential provide for 25-30% or more efficiency when hybridized with air-breathing systems for hypersonic applications. A past gain of 15-30% gain ...