China unveils world’s most powerful engine capable of 12,000mph that could power missile to anywhere on Earth in 60 min


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CHINA has developed the "world's most powerful rotating detonation engine" which could power an aircraft to travel between continents in just hours. The revolutionary air-breathing engine should carry an airplane to 18.6 mile altitudes and propel it to up to 16 times the speed of sound. 3 Most powerful engine could propel an aircraft to up to 16 times the speed of sound Credit: AFRL 3 China has previously developed a design for 6,000mph hypersonic nuke 3 Another Chinese hypersonic heavy bomber could reach New York City in two hours Credit: Science China Press If made possible, intercontinental flights would...