DeltaV, recently having tested a series of platforms for hybrid rockets, launched its ramjet test platform at Sinop, achieving ignition at flight conditions.
Not long after the tests of various test platforms using hybrid fuel rockets at Sinop, DeltaV tested a ramjet test platform that achieved ignition following the boost phase in real flight conditions.
DeltaV General Manager Mehmet Kahraman made the following statement:
“Ramjet engine, which was an internal project, and its ignition in the air under real conditions was carried out at the Sinop Test Centre. Data collected from the system showed that the engine ignition occurred.”
The test platform is seen to use a conical shock intake located at the nose, which is used in some of the ramjet-powered platforms (Let it be an aircraft or a missile), such as the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft and the P800 Oniks anti-ship missile.
Conical shock intakes not only direct the airflow towards the engine but also compress the air significantly. Unlike turbojets or turbofans, ramjets without any moving parts use shockwave compression at intake instead of using a compressor.
With the test’s announcement, DeltaV has officially become the third known firm to work on ramjets and related platforms in Turkiye, with the others being TÜBİTAK SAGE (GÖKHAN BVRAAM and Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Programme - Liquid Fuel Ramjet) and ROKETSAN (GÖKBORA BVRAAM - Solid Fuel Ramjet).
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor: Özgür Ekşi
