A novel type of jet propulsion, a rotating detonation engine (RDE), has been successfully tested by Pratt & Whitney. The ...
The Rotating Detonation Engine being developed by Pratt & Whitney has no moving parts, which reduces complexity and costs, and could help enable ...
Pratt & Whitney is planning further development of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following “positive test ...
Pratt & Whitney will accelerate its work on rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology, as its programme to develop the ...
Pratt & Whitney has concluded a series of tests on its new rotating detonation engine (RDE), conducted in collaboration with ...
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has completed a series of tests on its rotating detonation engine (RDE) work with the RTX Technology Research Center. Positive test results are spurring ...
The fuel injection ignites a flame-like detonation wave that travels around the ring for as long as fuel is injected. The ...
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has completed a series of tests on its rotating detonation engine (RDE) work with the RTX ...
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How NASA Reinvented the Rocket Engine
For decades, engineers have fought to prevent detonations in rocket engines—now, NASA is using them on purpose. The Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is a radical innovation that leverages supersonic ...
There are some reports the Blackbird had a faster top speed. Venus has ground tested a new rotating detonation engine that could go from 0 to 6 times the speed of sound. They will being hypersonic ...