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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.
Jan 5, 2024 · 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.
Dec 29, 2021 · Hypersonic travel: Hermeus is an American startup building a hypersonic passenger plane that could travel from NYC to London in just 90 minutes (artist's impression).
Jun 28, 2024 · New research into hypersonic jets may transform space travel by making scramjet engines more reliable and efficient, leading to aircraft-like spacecraft. Credit: NASA. Wind Tunnel Study Reveals Hypersonic Jet Engine Flow Can Be Controlled Optically.
Jun 28, 2018 · The company revealed renderings of its proposed hypersonic, passenger-carrying airliner Tuesday at the annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference in Atlanta.
Mar 12, 2024 · Stratolaunch, a company that aims to launch hypersonic vehicles from the world's largest airplane, achieved high supersonic speed over the Pacific Ocean on March 9, 2024. The test flight was the first powered flight of the Talon-A1 vehicle, which was dropped from the Roc carrier plane and propelled by a rocket engine.
Aug 19, 2021 · Hermeus is developing a hypersonic jet that can fly from New York to London in less than an hour. It uses a turbine-based combined cycle engine and plans to test three versions by 2029.
