RTX Reaches Positive Thrust With Rotating Detonation

RTX rendering of fighter jets
Credit: DARPA
LE BOURGET—RTX says they have achieved positive thrust with a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) in a turbine engine in a relevant thrust class for a weapon. The disclosure during the Paris Air Show on June 17 signals the growing maturity of a new combustion method that promises dramatic reduction...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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