It works, but that isn't very practical for a weapon. What's wanted if you're building a hypersonic cruise missile is an air-breathing engine that can continually power the vehicle along.

When most people think of rockets, they likely imagine something like SpaceX's Raptor engine, or they might recall the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon. Rockets aren't ...

That said, rocket engines are unconventional and vastly different from the airplane, car, and other common engines. While rockets also combust fuel to move like other engines, there is a ...

Britain has successfully tested of a new engine for hypersonic missiles in ... This allows a greater range on the missile than a conventional rocket alongside the increased speed.

The B-47 was so aerodynamically clean that generating the drag necessary to slow down and land safely required the use of ...

Britain has successfully tested of a new engine for hypersonic missiles in a crucial step ... This allows a greater range on the missile than a conventional rocket alongside the increased speed. The ...

NAPLES, Italy — American and British researchers recently completed hundreds of successful tests of an engine capable of propelling a cruise missile at hypersonic speed, demonstrating what ...