Chinese Hypersonic Developments (HGVs/HCMs)
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First ever demonstration in the world of stable transition between rocket + ramjet, ramjet, scramjet, rocket + scramjet modes with kerosene fuel. That's pretty impressive. The only thing missing from a real TRRE engine is the turbojet, but that's the easy part and in parallel and not a part of this hard bit anyway:
Not sure if this is the same as the supposed weapons test on the same day. Photo of the launch seems to suggest different time of the day but who know how many time zone it flew across.
Test of a vehicle with a RBCC engine (rocket + ramjet + scramjet).
Could be separate too: there's no rule saying China can only run one hypersonic test per day
Chinese Engine Development
Fair enough. I thought metallurgy was still an issue and they were not able to complete the WS-15 as the high temperature was melting the part of the engine thus it was delayed and there wasn’t a specific launch date. Many here lamented that the WS was delayed for a decade or so. Uh what...
www.sinodefenceforum.com
Test of a vehicle with a RBCC engine (rocket + ramjet + scramjet).
Could be separate too: there's no rule saying China can only run one hypersonic test per day
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
yes Henri K said the same thing
The Chinese University NWPU and the missile group CASIC successfully tested, on July 4, a machine propelled by an RBCC system (rocket engine + scramjet). The system succeeded in particular in the transitions between different modes: Rocket/Ramjet, Ramjet, Scramjet and Rocket/Scramjet.
The Chinese University NWPU and the missile group CASIC successfully tested, on July 4, a machine propelled by an RBCC system (rocket engine + scramjet). The system succeeded in particular in the transitions between different modes: Rocket/Ramjet, Ramjet, Scramjet and Rocket/Scramjet.
This thing is the holy grail, how did they manage to do that?! It's insanely difficult to make it work even in a Lab
Nah, not that hard in 2022 if we are talking about PRC/US/RUS , you wouldn’t have seen the image if it’s that cutting edge , of course every time somebody does something they would claim many “first” just so you know how badass their project is, which is true in a sense ,but this isn’t the first RBCC test in China, TBCC has flown too, so is RDE.
Long story short, all kinds of propulsion systems with all kinds of fuel/specs, just another normal day, in real life they do this in a weekly base you just don’t see much
The outer body is not that secretive. We will not see any of the inlets or even the engines.
Even inlet shape isn't an issue anyone with a decent HPC can design it, it's the materials, communication and fluid dynamics a pain in the ass, Every major army would be fielding stealth aircraft if it only took getting the fuselage shape right
Only the materials is the real pain. Wikipedia says that composite materials is a major pain in the Russian hypersonic program. With computers dynamics doesn't give much pain. But materials is all trial and failure process.
different date, different siteNot sure if this is the same as the supposed weapons test on the same day. Photo of the launch seems to suggest different time of the day but who know how many time zone it flew across.
View attachment 92212Chinese Engine Development
Fair enough. I thought metallurgy was still an issue and they were not able to complete the WS-15 as the high temperature was melting the part of the engine thus it was delayed and there wasn’t a specific launch date. Many here lamented that the WS was delayed for a decade or so. Uh what...www.sinodefenceforum.com
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Test of a vehicle with a RBCC engine (rocket + ramjet + scramjet).
Could be separate too: there's no rule saying China can only run one hypersonic test per day