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Forum: Tech Log

15th May 2021, 21:02

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New engine or another cold fusion thing

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Posted By gums

Good points, Pattern. I seem to remember a...

Good points, Pattern.

I seem to remember a plane that could get to Mach 3+ from a standing start using a modified jet fuel, then reaching Mach 3+. So maybe this concept could be used in a fairly...

Forum: Tech Log

15th May 2021, 15:20

Replies: 8

New engine or another cold fusion thing

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Posted By gums

I agree Uplinker, for the most part. It is just...

I agree Uplinker, for the most part. It is just that the thing looks too simple, as you note about looking like a fancy rocket that uses air for the oxidizer.

Secondly, detonation is not simply...

Forum: Tech Log

14th May 2021, 18:05

Replies: 8

New engine or another cold fusion thing

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Posted By gums

Somehow, this thing looks like just another way...

Somehow, this thing looks like just another way to sustain combustion at high. I cannot wrap my arms around a "continuos detonation".

If the UCF group got 3 seconds of continuos "detonation", then...

Forum: Tech Log

13th May 2021, 18:02

Replies: 8

New engine or another cold fusion thing

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Posted By gums

New engine or another cold fusion thing

Ran across this today and throw it out for the tech wizards here to comment.

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/oblique-wave-detonation-engine-hypersonic-ucf/

If the technology here can be moved to...

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