The Star: Chinese scientists hail success of new hypersonic engine that military ‘did not think would work’
A new engine for hypersonic weapons, built using technology that the military did not believe would work, has successfully completed its first test flights in China, the team behind it has said.
The scientists believe it will help China speed up large-scale production of hypersonic weapons at relatively low cost while maintaining high quality and performance.
They said a new manufacturing method allowed them to make titanium alloy components that laboratory and real-world tests had found to perform far better than those made using traditional methods, allowing them to go straight from the furnace to the engine assembly line without further processing.
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Update: Big Boost To China’s Hypersonic Technology; Engineers ‘Crack Codes’ Of A Highly Innovative, ‘Miracle’ Engine? (Eurasian Times)
WNU Editor: The Chinese are definitely serious in developing this tech .... A New Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Will Put China '20 to 30 Years Ahead' of the West (Interesting Engineering).
Definitely interesting
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ReplyDeleteAhead, perhaps, but 20-30 years ahead? Seriously doubt it. Still, to the extent the facts are correct, this isn't exactly good news for the West. Looks like China is finally playing balls to the wall poker. Good time to look out for the misdirection play.
ReplyDeleteUS better get its shit together regarding manufacturing, spare parts, turn around time and training at every level while it's still got time to do it. Not afraid of China high tech so much as our ability to sustain any semblance of a long-term, high-casualty Asian Pacific conflict. Still less confidence in AUS, CAN, and UK's ability.
ReplyDeleteLol, so simply building a windtunnel makes them 20-30 years ahead? Wtf is the west even doing? I think this is some mindgames and fear mongering. Surely the west already have such tunnels... Right?
ReplyDeleteCopying stuff from Nasa. They are really good it. Nasa is good at posting this stuff and then forgetting about it. Nasa needs to be run by SpaceForce.
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