Hypersonic flight - Wikipedia
Hypersonic flight is flight through the atmosphere below altitudes of about 90 km (56 mi) at speeds greater than Mach 5, a speed where dissociation of air begins to become significant and high heat loads exist.
The Air Force’s Next Hypersonic Aircraft: Quarterhorse Updates
2023年1月25日 · Quarterhorse, the Air Force's next hypersonic aircraft, has taken an epic leap. The SR-71 Blackbird successor is a step closer to breaking the airspeed record.
X-43A Hyper-X - NASA
2024年1月5日 · NASA made aviation history with the first and second successful flights of a scramjet-powered airplane at hypersonic speeds – speeds greater than Mach 5 or five times the speed of sound.
Project Mayhem: The Air Force's Secret Hypersonic Bomber Updates
2023年1月20日 · Meet the Air Force’s secret hypersonic bomber: the Expendable Hypersonic Multi-mission ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and Strike program, a.k.a. Project Mayhem.
Meet ‘Stargazer,’ the New Hypersonic Plane That Will Fly From …
2023年5月1日 · Venus Aerospace is building a hypersonic aircraft that can carry about a dozen passengers, traveling at Mach 9, nine times the speed of sound. The Stargazer, which measures 150 feet long by 100...
Hypersonic Speed Explained: How Hypersonic Planes Work
2023年9月27日 · Hypersonic speed is five times the speed of sound. Scientists measure speeds this fast with a Mach number, named for Austrian physicist Ernst Mach. Sound has a speed of Mach 1 and anything Mach 5 or above is considered hypersonic.
Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of hypersonic …
2024年3月12日 · Stratolaunch, a company that aims to launch hypersonic vehicles from the world's largest airplane, aced its first rocket-powered flight on Saturday (March 9) with a historic test over the Pacific...
This New Hypersonic Aircraft Will Hit the Skies Later This Year
2024年4月3日 · Hermeus says it is aiming to produce one aircraft every 12 months as the Quarterhorse program advances. The goal is to get the aircraft to fly at a hypersonic speed of Mach 5.5—or 4,219 mph.
Hermeus Unveils First Aircraft, Quarterhorse Mk 1
Hermeus’ strategic decision to transition to the more capable F100 engine for Quarterhorse Mk 2 accelerates the company’s roadmap to Darkhorse, a multi-mission hypersonic aircraft for defense and national security missions, while simultaneously delivering a compelling intermediate product, the world’s only purpose-built high-Mach drone.
Hypersonic jet could slash flight time between New York and
2024年10月8日 · Venus Aerospace, a Texan aerospace company, is working on building a hypersonic jet, the Stargazer, that would travel at about six times the speed of sound and reach new altitudes. Venus Aerospace ...