China Reveals Key Test Progress On Hypersonic Combined-Cycle Engine

Credit: Beijing Power Machinery Research Institute
Chinese engineers will test a prototype combined-cycle hypersonic engine later this year that they hope will pave the way for the first demonstration flight of a full-scale propulsion system by 2025. If successful, the engine could be the first of its type in the world to power a hypersonic vehicle...

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