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Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: Sandman on August 16, 2003, 04:02:44 AM

Pulse detonation (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviation/article/0,12543,473272-1,00.html)

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: Krusher on August 16, 2003, 10:27:11 AM

Thanks for the link... very interesting stuff

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: ccvi on August 16, 2003, 10:43:28 AM

Those pulse-thingies have been used on radiocontrolled aircraft since 15 years or longer, when no real yet engines were available for them. mating pulse tubes with jet engines seems new, but nothing spectacular.

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: Mini D on August 16, 2003, 11:04:46 AM

Weren't the rockets Germany was launching at England pulse detonation propelled?

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: rpm on August 16, 2003, 12:26:43 PM

There is a previous thread (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94000) on this.

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: Sandman on August 16, 2003, 02:04:56 PM

Doh!


OTOH... I believe this is the tried and true "Ripsnort method" to 17,000 posts. :D

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: Frogm4n on August 16, 2003, 02:08:50 PM

the v-1's used a ramjet

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: udet on August 16, 2003, 03:01:10 PM

Scramjet baby

Title: The jet engine of the future?
Post by: rpm on August 16, 2003, 10:00:18 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
I believe this is the tried and true "Ripsnort method" to 17,000 posts. :D

ROFLMAO! :D