Understanding Detonation Engines to Make Next Level Planes
Craig Nordeen (Air Force Research Lab, Pratt & Whitney) gives a lesson from three years ago on detonation engines. He describes the history and how they work and why they are more efficient.
The work at Hermeus and Venus Aerospace could leverage detonation engines to achieve efficient flight in the Mach 5-10 range.
Venus Aerospace Presentation on Detonati…
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