Real Engineering on MSN5d
How NASA Reinvented the Rocket Engine
For decades, engineers have fought to prevent detonations in rocket engines—now, NASA is using them on purpose. The Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is a radical innovation that leverages supersonic ...
The Rotating Detonation Engine being developed by Pratt & Whitney has no moving parts, which reduces complexity and costs, and could help enable ...
Air Force Technology on MSN7d
Pratt & Whitney completes RDE tests
After a decade of design and testing at RTRC, Pratt & Whitney received a contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory ...