China invents most powerful detonation engine for hypersonic flight - Lemmy

>The “revolutionary” air-breathing engine could, in theory, lift an aircraft from a runway to more than 30km (18.6 miles) into the stratosphere and continuously accelerate it to 16 times the speed of sound. >At this velocity, even the longest intercontinental flights could take just one or two hours while consuming less fuel compared with conventional jet engines. (Read full article using https://www.removepaywall.com [https://www.removepaywall.com])