Superfast drone fitted with new 'rotating detonation rocket engine ...
2024年4月15日 · Engineers have successfully flown a drone at near-supersonic speeds thanks to a new type of engine that burns like a rocket and could one day lead to hypersonic Mach 9 commercial flights.
Rocket-Powered Drone Soars Past 100 MPH - DroneXL.co
2024年5月31日 · In a series of groundbreaking test flights, a hybrid rocket-powered drone has successfully flown at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. The innovative aircraft, developed by the Project Air YouTube channel, combines the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a quadcopter with the high-speed potential of a rocket engine.
BREAKTHROUGH Venus Aerospace Rotating Detonating Engine …
2024年9月3日 · Venus Aerospace, making hypersonic flight a reality for commercial and defense purposes, has achieved the first long-duration engine test of their Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) in partnership with DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
The company building a rotating detonation engine is pushing …
2024年3月27日 · Based on the company's latest tests, Duggleby said Venus is now increasingly confident that it will be able to combine its rocket engine with air-breathing technology—using the forward motion...
Venus Aerospace Achieves Successful Inaugural Supersonic Drone …
2024年3月26日 · Venus Aerospace’s supersonic flight test drone successfully completed its inaugural flight on Feb 24, 2024. The eight foot, 300lb drone was dropped at an altitude of 12,000 ft and accelerated to a top speed of Mach 0.9, flying for 10 miles.
Venus Aerospace Benchmarks New Hypersonic Engine
HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Venus Aerospace, a startup developing both hypersonic drones and full scale, hypersonic passenger aircrafts, just became the first company in the world to get room temperature storable liquid fuels to operate in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).
Detonation Ramjet Engine - Venus Aerospace
The VDR2 combines the high thrust of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with the efficient cruise of a Ramjet, offering a single engine from take-off up and speeds up to Mach 6, with streamlined airflow for low drag and no need for complex mechanical components.
US20210031913A1 - Rocket propelled drone - Google Patents
the present invention relates to a remotely controlled wireless drone, which employs a rocket engine to propel it quickly to a desired altitude or location. More specifically, the drone...
New rocket startup debuts with supersonic flight - Defense One
2024年11月18日 · The competition for new highly-maneuverable drones just got much hotter. Dawn Hypersonics — part of Dawn Aerospace — today revealed it has achieved supersonic flight with their prototype Mk-II ...
Superfast drone fitted with new 'rotating detonation rocket engine ...
2024年4月15日 · Venus Aerospace has completed the inaugural test flight of a drone fitted with its “rotating detonation rocket engine” (RDRE) — accelerating it to just under the speed of sound. The company wants to one day build superfast commercial jets using this new type of engine.