Hypersonic Flights Could Soon Change How We Travel
With handful of start-ups on board from Hermeus to Venus Aerospace, the sci-fi like form of travel could become a norm.
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Mach 5 speeding: Kratos plans low-cost hypersonic drone for US military needs
Kratos has unveiled plans for a Mach 5-capable drone that promises to be ‘orders of magnitude’ cheaper than any comparable ...
Is The SR-72 'Darkstar' We Saw In Top Gun: Maverick A Real Plane?
The Top Gun franchise uses several military aircraft for its action scenes, including the 'Darkstar.' However, is the ...
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India’s ADA test launches Astra missile from Tejas LCA AF MK1
India-based ADA has executed a successful trial firing of the indigenously developed Astra missile from the LCA AF MK1 (Tejas ...
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Chinese scientists build world’s first jet fuel-powered engine for Mach 16 flight
The results, published in China’s Journal of Experiments in Fluid Mechanics, suggest combustion rates 1,000 times faster than traditional scramjet engines, with operational capability between Ma ...
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France to Expand Nuclear Deterrent Amidst Europe’s Uncertain Future
President Emmanuel Macron has announced the reopening of Luxeuil Air Base, which will host 40 newly built Rafale F5 fighter jets equipped with ...
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Pratt & Whitney Accelerates Rotating Detonation Engine Development
The Metacomet design builds on experience with the J58 turbojet developed for the Mach 3+ Lockheed SR-71 and does not require the addition of a pure ramjet/scramjet cycle or the complexities of ...
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China tests world’s first jet fuel-powered engine to hit 16 times the speed of sound
The tests resulted in combustion rates 1,000 times faster than common scramjet engines, as per a report by the South China Morning Post. The operational capability, as reported by them ...