Project squid
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Project SQUID was a United States defense effort post-WWII effort to develop and improve pulsejet and rocket engines, run by the Office of Naval Research
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It was started by discovery of the German Argus As 014
pulsejet used on the V1 buzzbomb, which was reverse-engineered as the Republic Ford JB-2
, the first American cruise missile. It produced extensive research in the areas of computational flow dynamicshttp://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA953001, and was used to improve the design of the experimental Fairchild XH-26 Jeep Jet
, which use pulsejets on the rotor tips instead of a central engine. The research led to development of pulse detonation engine
s, which have been suggested as the engines powering the postulated Aurora spyplane.
Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research , headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , is the office within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S...
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It was started by discovery of the German Argus As 014
Argus As 014
|-See also:*List of aircraft engines*Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon*Ford PJ31*Chelomey D-3-Bibliography:*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
pulsejet used on the V1 buzzbomb, which was reverse-engineered as the Republic Ford JB-2
Republic-Ford JB-2
The Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon was a United States copy of the German V-1 flying bomb. Developed in 1944, and planned to be used in the United States invasion of Japan , the JB-2 was never used in combat. It was the most successful of the United States Army Air Forces Jet Bomb projects during...
, the first American cruise missile. It produced extensive research in the areas of computational flow dynamicshttp://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA953001, and was used to improve the design of the experimental Fairchild XH-26 Jeep Jet
XH-26 Jet Jeep
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, which use pulsejets on the rotor tips instead of a central engine. The research led to development of pulse detonation engine
Pulse detonation engine
A pulse detonation engine, or "PDE", is a type of propulsion system that uses detonation waves to combust the fuel and oxidizer mixture. The engine is pulsed because the mixture must be renewed in the combustion chamber between each detonation wave initiated by an ignition source. Theoretically, a...
s, which have been suggested as the engines powering the postulated Aurora spyplane.