A jet engine is any engine that can propel an aircraft of some kind via rearward expulsion of a jet of fluid, typically a hot exhaust gas that the engine generates by drawing in fuel from the ...

U.S. Navy engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division recently designed and flew a prototype ramjet missile in just six months. The engineers not only met their deadline, they flew the ...

Engineers have been experimenting with ramjets since the 1930s. From top: The French Leduc 0.10, test flown in 1949; the Boeing X-51 Waverider, which flew in 2009; the Rockwell X-30 NASP, cancelled ...

Northrop Grumman has carried out successful ground tests of a Solid Fuel RamJet (SFRJ) tactical engine that the company is developing for the US Army. Part of the Army's XM1155 Extended-Range ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. China’s developing a hypersonic weapon that has triple the range ...

Normal US artillery has a range of 20-30 kilometers (12-18 miles) but new ramjet artillery will be able to reach 150 kilometers. The weapons will be able to farther, faster and higher. 150 kilometers ...

Hasbro is taking fans back to 1993 as they unveil their newest Transformers Generations Selects figure. This time Ramjet is back from his 1993 G2 debut featuring colors from his original toy release.

Atlanta company Hermeus has its sights set on Mach 4 next year, to beat the Mach 3.3 benchmark set by the SR-71 Blackbird way back in 1976. Watch its Chimera hybrid engine nailing the switch between ...

When it comes to research, engineering, and design, few aftermarket companies can match the resources of an OE manufacturer, especially General Motors. When the General wants to, it can really put on ...

The building housing GM Performance Parts Headquarters in Grand Blanc, Michigan looks like a prison. We wondered aloud if we were in the right place as we drove up the parkway towards the building. We ...