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Electric aviation company magniX has launched a range of lightweight, high-speed electric engines. The HeliStorm engines are suited for helicopters, from light single engine to larger hybrid-electric ...

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These criteria, widely used for designing detonation engines and preventing explosions, chiefly focus on the cellular structure. In this study, the researchers simulated the cell structure in the ...

Pratt & Whitney has completed a series of tests on its rotating detonation engine (RDE) that has no moving parts resulting in compact engines with high thermal efficiency. “The sound of the vibrations ...

Rotating Detonation Engine rig test. (Image credit ... The first one included preliminary design and testing of the combustor and inlet, while the second one included detailed design, fabrication ...

Pratt & Whitney will accelerate its work on rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology ... validated key elements of Pratt & Whitney’s design approach and provides substantiation to continue ...

Pratt & Whitney, a business unit of RTX, has concluded a series of tests on its new rotating detonation engine (RDE), conducted in collaboration with the RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC). After a ...

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Rotating detonation engines differ from traditional turbojet ... Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.