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GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin test new rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic weapons

The compact, liquid-fuelled ramjet engine uses a novel combustion technology called rotating detonation that offers ...
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NASA strips down X-59 for post-flight inspections ahead of second sortie

NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstrator sits partially disassembled at Armstrong Flight Research Center following its October ...

We Test 5 Geely Cars from China—But Are Any Coming to the US Market?

Geely can get around tariffs by building at the Volvo plant in South Carolina. There are over 100 different carmakers in ...

Here’s How Much Bigger The Boeing 777X Is Compared To The Airbus A350

It is important to preface this discussion with the fact that the 777X is not yet available to airlines. Several rounds of ...

Here’s Why The Boeing 777X Won’t Let Pilots Take Off With Its Wings Still Folded

Boeing integrated multiple failsafes into the flight systems to prevent such an occurrence. If the wingtips are not extended ...