The battle between the United States and China for technological control continues
This hypersonic engine will change everything in the fight between the United States and China
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China is a real expert when it comes to taking on the United States. The struggle to see who he becomes first power continues to leave no doubt about the efforts that the Asian giant is carrying out innovate in every existing technological aspect. Furthermore, there is always a certain race to see who wins when it comes to creating the most amazing technologies. China has already dealt a heavy blow to the United States where it has suffered the most with artificial intelligence, but in this field the American country remains unbeatable. Then it was the turn of the most powerful hypersonic cannon in the world, which the United States itself had to refuse to do.
At this point there is no doubt The United States and China are at odds and the new victory of the Asian giant was create a hypersonic engine capable of reaching absolutely scandalous speeds.
The Chinese hypersonic engine
The South China Morning Post newspaper reported some news that could be very interesting totally revolutionary. A team of researchers from hypersonic weapons would have managed to develop a engine capable of reaching 20,000 km/h. This figure means that it is capable of breaking the sound barrier and surpassing it 16 times.
It currently has very few rivals in the development of aeronautical engines. Even if it’s true some missile engines Yes, they are faster than this Chinese project. However, the goal of this new engine would be to transport people, even if initially everything indicates that they would be military fighter pilots.
It is, therefore, a very interesting bet and is made thanks to a two-phase motor as you can see below:
- This new aircraft engine is capable of reaching 16 times the speed of sound.
- A flight that currently takes 12 hours would be reduced to just one or two hours in this case.
- Additionally, it would be more efficient and use less fuel than current engines.
- This engine is surpassed only by a hypersonic missile that reaches a speed of 27 times the speed of sound.
- The engine has two modes, a slower one, with continuous rotary detonation reaching Mach 7 (8,500 kilometers per hour), while when exceeding these speeds a oblique detonation which allows you to reach higher speeds.
At the moment there is a long way to go, as the tests were carried out in a very measured environment. However, the very idea that Mach 16 has been achieved is quite impressive These are speeds that would make travel much easier. over long distances, thus breaking existing barriers in the geography of our planet.
Traveling to our antipodes, a 14 hour journey, in just two, could be something that would change the way things are done today in a very interesting way.
Furthermore, China wants to send a strong message to the United States: technologically they are on equal terms and have nothing to envy the innovation and development of the American country.
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2024-01-06 13:01:14
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