Detonation engine could propel aircraft to Mach 17: 10 top stories of the week
Detonation engine could propel aircraft to Mach 17: 10 top stories of the week 14 May 2021 Professional Engineering A conceptual hypersonic aircraft powered by an oblique detonation wave engine (Background image credit: NASA. Aircraft and composite image credit: Daniel Rosato, UCF) Detonation engine could propel aircraft to Mach 17 Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a new type of detonation engine, which they say could propel aircraft to 17-times the speed of sound. The oblique wave detonation engine, also known as the standing wave engine, produces a ...
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