Pratt Powers Up Next-Generation Engine Plans

RTX's Pratt & Whitney missile rotating detonation propulsion systems

In addition to adaptive-cycle military engines for combat aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is poised to develop constant-volume combustion rotating detonation propulsion systems for missiles.

Credit: Pratt & Whitney
One hundred years after Pratt & Whitney founder Frederick Rentschler watched nervously as the manufacturer’s first reciprocating engine fired into life, he would undoubtedly be astonished at what his company has become. Now a global powerhouse, Pratt & Whitney has transformed beyond all recognition...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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