Australian firm develops hydrogen-powered hypersonic demonstrator
Hypersonix Launch Systems is developing an uncrewed demonstrator called DART AE, built around a scramjet engine and intended to reach speeds above Mach 12.
An Australian company, Hypersonix Launch Systems, is developing an uncrewed hypersonic demonstrator known as DART AE. The vehicle is built around an engine called SPARTAN, described as a new kind of scramjet.
The craft is designed to run on hydrogen and to travel through the upper atmosphere at speeds exceeding twelve times the speed of sound.
The programme's immediate aim is not passenger travel, according to the source. No timeline, test schedule, or customer for the demonstrator was given.
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- simpleflying.comWhy The World’s 1st Hydrogen-Powered Hypersonic Jet Could Fly At 12 Times The Speed Of Sound