New system lets X-62A aircraft adjust flight control behavior in the air

Lockheed Martin’s famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be reconfigured in real time while the X-plane is still in the air… Continue reading New system lets X-62A aircraft adjust flight control behavior in the air

Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025

When is an empty tube not an empty tube? When it’s a ramjet that uses rotating detonation technology to propel aircraft at hypersonic speeds. A case in point is Venus Aerospace’s new Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2).Continue Reading… Continue reading Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025

Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025

When is an empty tube not an empty tube? When it’s a ramjet that uses rotating detonation technology to propel aircraft at hypersonic speeds. A case in point is Venus Aerospace’s new Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2).Continue Reading… Continue reading Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025

Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025

When is an empty tube not an empty tube? When it’s a ramjet that uses rotating detonation technology to propel aircraft at hypersonic speeds. A case in point is Venus Aerospace’s new Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2).Continue Reading… Continue reading Rotating detonation ramjet engine for hypersonic speeds to fly in 2025

Hackaday Links: September 29, 2024

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There was movement in the “AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act” last week, with the bill advancing out of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee and heading …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 29, 2024

Watch: New animation shows wing-in-ground effect Liberty Lifter in action

Aurora Flight Sciences has released a new video of its revolutionary wing-in-ground-effect Liberty Lifter concept aircraft that it’s developing for DARPA. The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port… Continue reading Watch: New animation shows wing-in-ground effect Liberty Lifter in action

Full-scale model of autonomous, expendable fighter plane unveiled

Giving a preview of the future of military aircraft, General Atomics unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which is an autonomous warplane designed to augment air forces with cheaper, expendable robotic fighters.Cont… Continue reading Full-scale model of autonomous, expendable fighter plane unveiled