This is the Velontra team during a demonstration event held for businesses, research institutions, and investor partners. The event was a blast, thanks to all who came out to support it. The entrepreneur and science community is an incredible thing to be a part of. The ramjet prototype functioned well and allowed Velontra to highlight …
Velontra successfully completed testing of one of the world’s smallest ramjets. A ramjet functions by using a platform’s velocity as a way to raise pressure without heavy and complicated turbo machinery. This has been used on aircraft like the SR-71. We developed a test facility to simulate the high pressure and temperature air that the …
The SR-71 and its propulsion system was a ground breaking project undertaken in the late 1950’s. The speed and efficiency Skunk Works developed and prototyped a new aircraft and propulsion system is incredible. It was a great partnership between an aerospace and a propulsion company. This is the power of American ingenuity and entrepreneurship. Ramjet …
The space exploration boom is just starting. Led by U.S. investors and entrepreneurs, records are being set and boundaries expanded. As the investment money pours in, it will be exciting to see what prototypes and innovative developments are made in the Final Frontier. As a VOSB, Velontra will be pushing the speed, cost, and efficiency …
The Pentagon has established Hypersonics as a top priority for technological progress. The plan outlines 4 phases for this. Phase 1 is “Technology development and concept demonstration.” Phase 2 is “Weapon system concept prototype development and demonstration.” Phases 3 and 4 are systems fielding and acquisition planes. In this first phase, agile VOSB’s and tech …
