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Pulse Detonation Engine research begins

Virgin Atlantic
20-12-2003, 09:11
Virgin Atlantic has been granted $180m of Taiwanese government funding to begin researching PDEs for missiles and UAVs/UCAVs. PDEs promise to revolutionise aviation, as they are simpler in design than turbofans and capable of reaching higher speeds, as well as being more economical.