Between Mach 2 and Mach 3, the turbojet transitions to a ramjet engine, which powers the plane at hypersonic speed. “That's actually pretty tricky and pretty difficult,” Case said.

Type: Ramjet Thrust: 196 N (44 lb) Weight: 9.1 kg (20 lb) Summary In 1952, a Dutch foundation was formed to design and build an experimental rotary-wing aircraft. To keep the design as simple as ...

While Dr. Combs is not involved with GE’s RDC Dual-Mode Ramjet or TBCC engine programs, he posits that such a design could potentially propel an aircraft beyond Mach 10 and potentially even as ...

The Jindouyun detonation ramjet engine was tested by China’s Space Transportation that same month with the goal of two-hour ... and enhanced performance are made possible by this creative design.

The dual-mode ramjet engine, which has gone from design to testing in just 11 months, is undergoing evaluation on a rig at GE Aerospace’s (NYSE: GE) global headquarters in Evendale.

Aviation company Hermeus successfully demonstrated mode transition between turbojet and ramjet engines for the Air Force’s Quarterhorse hypersonic aircraft, a major hypersonic flight milestone.

In just 12 months start to finish, GE Aerospace built and tested a breakthrough dual-mode ramjet engine with a rotating combustion detonation system. GE Aerospace joint venture set to hit ...

Lebanon-based startup Velontra has announced the successful testing of a first-of-its-kind hypersonic turbo-ramjet engine. It is a small, powerful system that will deliver thrust at greater than ...