This cone-shaped shock wave wouldn't be a problem if it lost its strength as it moved away from the plane. But it doesn't. With conventional supersonic aircraft, it maintains most of its shape all ...

Detonation is a combustion phenomenon that races through at supersonic speeds ... of waveriders and inlets, shock wave research has shifted gears. From oblique to curved shocks, and from two ...

Detonation is a supersonic combustion wave, characterized by a shock wave driven by the energy ... including pulse detonation engines, oblique detonation engines, and rotating detonation engines.