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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 32559 Good Answers: 1782	The Leap From Deflagration to Detonation Engines 10/13/2023 3:53 PM
	Fun Demo... https://newatlas.com/military/raytheon-to-build-revolutionary-rotating-detonation-engine-for-darpa/ __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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dkwarner Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Placerville, CA (38° 45N, 120° 47'W) Posts: 6083 Good Answers: 245	#1 Re: The Leap From Deflagration to Detonation Engines 10/13/2023 11:40 PM
	Thanks! Amazing use of 3D printing of exotic alloys! __________________ Teaching is a great experience, but there is no better teacher than experience.
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Rixter Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: About 4000 miles from the center of the earth (+/-100 mi) Posts: 9458 Good Answers: 1081	#2 Re: The Leap From Deflagration to Detonation Engines 10/16/2023 8:20 AM
	I bet this thing makes a lot of noise when it's running! Will this eventually enable Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO)?
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 32559 Good Answers: 1782	#3 In reply to #2 Re: The Leap From Deflagration to Detonation Engines 10/16/2023 9:12 PM
	It's hard to say whether this will be the most optimal use of this tech or not...might just be used in upper stage rockets, or for interplanetary travel... https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/61670/could-rotating-detonation-engines-help-create-a-successful-single-stage-to-orbit __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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