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Curious why they mention mach limits with their ramjet/rde I've seen them work under subsonic air conditions. Makes me wonder what the limiting factor is of rde
by Out_of_Characte 3y ago
Curious why they mention mach limits with their ramjet/rde I've seen them work under subsonic air conditions. Makes me wonder what the limiting factor is of rde under subsonic speeds. To me,the rde always seemed like the holy grail of propulsion even under subsonic speeds because of the significantly higher exhaust velocity. Something even rocket engines could benefit from due to the better ISP characteristics in low and high atm pressures.
- ballooney 3y agoThis is an air breathing rde, you have likely seen rdes with seperate oxidiser injection, more like a rocket engine.
- icegreentea2 3y agoI think the mach limit part was referencing the "ramjet" portion. The description seems to say that there's also a rde turbine to handle subsonic and low supersonic flight.